The National Bank Open in Toronto reaches the Quarterfinals on Friday, August 14, with one featured match on the hard courts. Bencic and Gauff bring a rich head-to-head history into this stage, making for a compelling afternoon of WTA 1000 tennis.
Belinda Bencic vs. Cori Gauff - Quarterfinals
Gauff holds a commanding 6-2 advantage over Bencic in their all-time head-to-head series. Looking at their five most recent meetings, Gauff has won three of them, including a 6-1 6-2 dismissal in the Quarterfinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington and a 5-7 6-2 6-1 win in the Round 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Bencic's two wins in that recent stretch came in a three-set Semifinal at the Adelaide International and a three-set Round 4 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, suggesting she is capable of competing closely with Gauff when the match extends into a third set. Gauff enters this Quarterfinals as the higher-ranked player at No. 7 compared to Bencic's No. 11, and her overall dominance in the series makes her the clear favorite to advance.
Prediction: Cori Gauff in three sets.
