Canadian Open LIVE: Jodar vs Nakashima first up on semi-finals day, Shelton and Swiatek to come

[p][b]21:00 CET - [/b]Good evening and welcome back to a blockbuster night of action at the Canadian Open![/p][p]On the men's side of the tournament, we have surprise names in the semi-finals, while the women's tournament sees four heavyweights ready to slug it out for a spot in the final.[/p][p]Starting with the men's tournament in Montreal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafa Jodar[/a] - who continues to stun the world with his incredible rise up the rankings - takes on American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a], with both looking to reach a maiden Masters 1000 final.[/p][embed guid="ccdd421e-5d0e-4905-b936-1ebc49c20f9e" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2087343163513958910" social-type="twitter" /][p]The second men's semi-final sees defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] clash with another American, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tien-learner/xUHOBJK6/"]Learner Tien[/a]. The former was in irresistible form in the last round against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a], and is the big favourite to reach the final.[/p][p]Over in Toronto, the first of two semis sees [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a] eyeing her first final appearance of a really tough 2026, when she meets former champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a]. Swiatek leads the head-to-head 4-3, but Svitolina has won their last two meetings.[/p][p]Finally, Australian Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] continues her hunt for the world number one ranking when she faces fourth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a]. This is a very exciting matchup because they have played just once before, all the way back in Canada in 2022.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="08400553-d01d-43c3-8055-adaee55b4247" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="2cb210e3-152b-4137-bb62-0f1ef258f61a" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]