Iga Swiatek dominates Canada Masters final to beat Elena Rybakina and win 12th WTA 1000

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Swiatek[/a], a six-time Grand Slam champion, hadn't even reached a final in 2026 and saw her Wimbledon title defense end in the third round.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/?mid=OACDWR4j"]But she was in control throughout[/a] against second-ranked Australian Open winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Rybakina[/a] on the way to a first Canadian crown that will see her rise from eighth in the world back into the top five with the US Open approaching.[/p][p]After securing a victory that will see her rise from eighth in the world back into the top five with the US Open approaching, the 25-year-old had some words for the doubters who have contributed to what she has called her toughest on-court year.[/p][p]"[b]It means so, so much to me[/b]," she said as she accepted her 12th 1000-level trophy.[/p][p]"[b]All these past months were not easy. I'm really happy that I kept focusing on growing, changing my game a little bit, improving despite all the opinions that many people have about me every day on the internet.[/b][/p][p]"[b]It's not easy to deal with all of that. So I'm really happy that the reality is different. I have people that know me so well and people that support me every week, every day ... so thank you to the team.[/b]"[/p][image alt="Swiatek vs Rybakina match stats" id="f693241c-bf0a-4299-979d-620a61f81a0f" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="521fd6e9-e51b-454f-aa6e-99de56ce49f6" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Rybakina had been on court until 1 am in polishing off a semi-final win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] and got off to a sluggish start, gifting Swiatek a break in the opening game with a pair of double faults.[/p][p]She shook it off to hold at love in her next two service games, but after Rybakina failed to convert a pair of break chances in the sixth game, Swiatek broke her again for a 5-2 lead to find herself serving for the opening set after barely more than 20 minutes.[/p][p]Swiatek, looking supremely confident on serve, pocketed the set with a love game, delivering a swerving second-serve winner on set point.[/p][p]She was largely untroubled in the second, taking control with a break for 3-2 and breaking Rybakina again in the final game with a backhand winner on her second match point.[/p]