Coco Gauff qualifies for Toronto Masters semi-finals after Belinda Bencic forfeits

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Gauff[/a], a 22-year-old American, will play Wednesday for a berth in Thursday's final against the winner of a match between four-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a] of Japan and world number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] of Kazakhstan.[/p][p]Swiss star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bencic-belinda/ObGlDvu0/"]Bencic[/a], ranked 14th in the world at age 29, pulled out with the US Open set to start at the end of the month. Bencic has never reached a Grand Slam final.[/p][embed guid="b1e0c113-2d34-4bee-8aa2-d6ef73b864ea" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2087310055309729964?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Gauff, 6-2 all-time in WTA matches against Bencic, had beaten her this year in the fourth round at Wimbledon and the Miami quarter-finals.[/p]