Coco Gauff reaches Toronto semifinals as Belinda Bencic withdraws

Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto after 12th-seeded Belinda Bencic withdrew due to a hip injury. Gauff will face second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who defeated 11th-seeded Naomi Osaka 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a comeback victory. This marks Gauff's fifth individual semifinal appearance of the year, having previously reached the finals at Miami and Rome.