Cameron Norrie's Incredible Comeback at Canadian Open

Cameron Norrie saved a match point and executed a remarkable comeback to defeat world number seven Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open. On August 7, 2026, Norrie found himself down a set and trailing 5-2 against the Australian third seed. However, he ultimately triumphed with scores of 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, allowing him to advance to the fourth round.

During the match, de Minaur led by two breaks and had a match point on his serve in the second set, but a double fault prevented him from capitalizing on that opportunity. Despite serving for the match twice, he double-faulted again while ahead at 5-4, allowing Norrie to level the set. Norrie secured the tie-break and then dominated the final set to complete his victory in two hours and 52 minutes.

"It was a great match to win and to test my level, and I can take so much confidence from this one," stated the 30-year-old Norrie. He noted the high level of play displayed in the initial two sets, where de Minaur started aggressively, prompting Norrie to match his intensity.

Norrie, who had reached the Los Cabos semi-finals the previous week, was set to face France's Arthur Fils next for a spot in the quarter-finals. The exit of de Minaur leaves fifth seed Ben Shelton as the sole remaining top-10 men's player in Montreal. Notably, world number one Jannik Sinner and third-ranked Novak Djokovic withdrew prior to the tournament, while top seed Alexander Zverev lost in his first match. Additionally, sixth-ranked Daniil Medvedev, seventh seed Taylor Fritz, and world number nine Flavio Cobolli were eliminated in the second round.

Meanwhile, in the WTA 1000 event occurring in Toronto, world number one Aryna Sabalenka continued her successful hard-court season by moving into the fourth round. Sabalenka has lost only once in 26 hard-court matches this year, a defeat coming in the Australian Open final against Elena Rybakina in January. She overcame China's Zhang Shuai with a score of 6-3, 6-4 and will meet 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia next.

Additionally, seventh seed Iga Swiatek defeated Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-1 in just 66 minutes, setting up a clash with Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Kostyuk had toppled Swiatek in the French Open fourth round in June but earlier secured a commanding 6-3, 6-1 victory over Madison Keys. Third seed Jessica Pegula achieved her 40th match win of the season, beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 6-0 in a match interrupted by rain. As the women's event unfolds, eight of the top-10 players remain in contention. The sixth-seeded Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova was eliminated in the second round, while seventh-ranked Karolina Muchova withdrew due to injury.