Rybakina, Gauff, Pegula remain in Toronto draw

Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula remained in the women’s draw at the National Bank Open in Toronto after second-round results published by the tournament on August 5. Leylah Fernandez and Alexandra Eala also moved into the third round, while Mirra Andreeva stayed in the field as the WTA 1000 event continued at Sobeys Stadium. The official tournament recap listed Rybakina, Gauff, Fernandez and Eala among Wednesday’s winners and said Pegula and Andreeva were still part of the surviving group in Toronto. The women are playing in Toronto this year, while the men’s ATP 1000 event is being held in Montreal. ### Which seeded players are still in the Toronto field? Elena Rybakina, the No. 2 seed, beat Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a three-set match on Centre Court, according to the tournament recap. Coco Gauff, the No. 4 seed, followed with a 6-2, 7-5 win over qualifier Kayla Day in her opening match. (nationalbankopen.com) Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and a two-time National Bank Open champion, was also cited by the event as one of the favorites still standing. Mirra Andreeva was likewise listed among the players remaining in the draw after the day’s results. ### How did Fernandez and Eala reach the third round? (nationalbankopen.com) Leylah Fernandez, the No. 30 seed, defeated Renata Zarazua 6-2, 6-2 in the night session on Centre Court. The tournament said Fernandez never trailed and broke her opponent five times, leaving her as the only Canadian woman to reach the third round in Toronto. (nationalbankopen.com) Alexandra Eala, the No. 25 seed, beat Alycia Parks 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 after dropping the second set. The tournament said Eala won the final four games of the match and advanced to join the higher-seeded names in round three. ### What stood out in the day’s results? Coco Gauff’s match turned briefly in the second set when Kayla Day pulled level at 5-5 after Gauff had been a point from victory on her own serve. (nationalbankopen.com) The tournament recap said Gauff then broke in the 12th game to close out the match in straight sets. (nationalbankopen.com) Elena Rybakina’s win was less direct. The official recap said her serve “started to misfire” in the second set, and she had to save five break points across her final two service games in the decider before finishing off Kasatkina. ### Why are Toronto and Montreal both part of this event? (nationalbankopen.com) The National Bank Open website says the 2026 tournament runs from August 1 to August 13, with the women’s event in Toronto and the men’s event in Montreal. The tournament is one of the main August hard-court stops before the U.S. Open, and the site presents separate schedules and draws for each city. Sobeys Stadium is the Toronto site for the women’s matches, while IGA Stadium hosts the men in Montreal, according to the tournament homepage. (nationalbankopen.com) ### What comes next in Toronto? Third-round matches are next in the Toronto women’s draw, with Rybakina, Gauff, Fernandez, Eala, Pegula and Andreeva among the names still in contention as of the August 5 recap. The tournament’s draw and match schedule pages are carrying the updated brackets and order of play for the next sessions at Sobeys Stadium. (nationalbankopen.com 1) (nationalbankopen.com 2)