Daria Kasatkina vs. Elena Rybakina | 2026 Toronto Round 2 | WTA Match Highlights

Well, those first two points ominous already for Kazatkina. Ah, she's pulling the strings. Absolutely tremendous, this. Good return from Kazatkina. That's more like it. She needs to try and take a few risks on those second serves. Oh, Can has been scintillating this afternoon. I mean, it's just so nice to watch, isn't it? You just look at the set-up. Yeah, well watched. Good hold of serve in the end for Kazatkina. She's just about staying in touch yet. Cuts the gap down to two with Rybakina leading 40. She can just put a little bit of pressure here on the Rybakina serve. Get one of the first two points. She's worked her way into the Rybakina games as this set has gone on. Well watched, well put away. Good footwork there. She's just playing these break points really well. Kazatkina, can she finish it? Absolutely she can. Just what Kazatkina didn't want to have happen. Rybakina, swift hold of serve. Well, Kazatkina just paying the price for just a little bit of a slow start. Plenty of positives for Kazatkina midway through this set. Rybakina takes it in 46 minutes, six games to three. Oh, well look at that for a return. Lightning start to set one and a lightning start to set two. Didn't do enough there, Kazatkina. And look at the frustration she knows. That wasn't an easy shot either. It was an awkward one that just fell over the net. And Rybakina had to time that and guide that. She did well, didn't she? Wow, back to back double faults. The racket gets thrown to the ground. Frustration for Rybakina as she hits double figures for double faults. We're all square here on center, one set all. Straight over there, lovely timing. Oh, well played, coolly done from Rybakina. It's a super second serve. And job done by Elena Rybakina. That was a tough workout against an opponent that always pushes her hard. But she's found a way through. Not at her best, definitely not. But a win is a win is a win. And she's done it in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Welcome back to Toronto. Great to have you here in a really tough match to get things underway here in the 2026 NBO. Two hours and 33 minutes, a real graft, but you got through well played. Assess your performance today. Thank you. It was a really difficult match and I'm super happy to be back here in Toronto. It's been a while. Thank you for supporting today. And yeah, I'm just happy. I'm just happy I get another opportunity to play here. Obviously, your first hardcourt match since Wimbledon, taking a bit of a break. I think you went away on a trip to Slovakia to have a little reset in your own words. How much was that reset needed and how good is it to be back on the hardcourt as well? Yeah, I had some time off to rest a bit and we practiced quite well. So it's a pity I cannot show it on the matches yet. But hopefully I'm going to get better and better. And it was a good time and I'm just super happy to be back on hardcourt. And again, happy even with this tough match to get another opportunity and hopefully improve in the next match. Well listen, congratulations. We'll see you in round three. Give it up everyone for Elena Rybakina.