Canadian Open LIVE: Rybakina facing Swiatek in women's final before Shelton vs Nakashima

[p][b]21:00 CET - [/b]Welcome back to the last day of the Canadian Open, with two very interesting finals to look forward to over the coming hours.[/p][p]First up at [b]00:00 CET[/b], Australian Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] takes on six-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a] in Toronto, with the former closing in on the world number one ranking.[/p][embed guid="b445c8c9-3207-4718-b69d-89225652c1aa" url="https://x.com/WTA/status/2087774676684582972" social-type="twitter" /][p]Rybakina's performances against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] were nothing short of irresistible, and she is back to the level that saw her reign supreme in Melbourne at the start of the year. She cannot take the No. 1 ranking with a triumph in Canada, but she is very likely to reach the summit over the coming weeks.[/p][p]Her opponent, Swiatek, is into her first final of the year after enduring a really tough 2026. She hasn't been at her best this tournament, but has claimed some fine wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a].[/p][p]The pair have played each other 12 times, splitting the head-to-head 6-6. However, Rybakina has won their last two meetings. It should be a real cracker.[/p][image alt="Win probabilty" id="0ec842c5-f5eb-48e5-9b3c-32faae6f6be4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e6d05deb-482a-4ed3-a120-ab4765b7b9c6" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The men's final sees defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] clash with fellow American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a], who is appearing in a maiden Masters 1000 final.[/p][p]Shelton claimed his one and only Masters title in Canada last year, and has looked imperious in wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Joao Fonseca[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tien-learner/xUHOBJK6/"]Learner Tien[/a].[/p][p]Nakashima will be a tough opponent, though. The 25-year-old has shown real improvement over the last few months, and his big-serving, big-hitting game can cause players issues. He ended [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafa Jodar[/a]'s run in the semi-finals with a supreme display, showcasing how good he can be.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="a922f206-2c6a-4045-b0bf-5c10e3dc2ca7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="eccf91bd-6e24-4864-9f53-514b5b6eda48" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Interestingly, Shelton leads the head-to-head 5-0, including triumphing in a thriller in Canada last year.[/p][p][b]Follow the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/?mid=OACDWR4j"]women's final[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/nakashima-b-ETGnbrpH/shelton-b-QNuG0Gzb/?mid=8zQf6RtH"]men's final[/a] with Flashscore![/b][/p]