Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina battled back to beat Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and book a Toronto title clash with former world number one Iga Swiatek.
World number two Rybakina, whose Canadian run has her inching closer to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the rankings, kept her title bid alive with another gutsy comeback, having rallied from a set down to beat Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals.