Canadian Open LIVE: Rybakina and Griekspoor in early action, Gauff and Tien to come

[p][b]16:30 CET - [/b]Welcome back to our live coverage of the Canadian Open, with the action rolling on in Montreal and Toronto. Both tournaments have seen a whole host of big names be dumped out, leaving the draws wide open for several players.[/p][p]Play gets underway at [b]18:30 CET[/b], with Australian Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a] up first at the women's tournament in Toronto. After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a]'s shock defeat last night, Rybakina has a huge chance to close the gap on the world number one ranking, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samsonova-liudmila/hIA4C9YT/"]Liudmila Samsonova[/a] will want to foil her plans.[/p][image alt="Elena Rybakina career stats" id="1a61bae0-04cf-4cc1-99ff-a7f763c093bc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="296b377b-e53e-4741-acaf-83a5c3a3d85c" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]That is followed by American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a], who clashes with exciting 19-year-old prospect [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korneeva-alina/OlQsiYlU/"]Alina Korneeva[/a] following her stunning victory over fellow teen [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] in the last round. [/p][p]A pair of fantastic clashes headline proceedings overnight, as home favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-leylah-annie/8EI3pJOd/"]Leylah Fernandez[/a] locks horns with four-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Naomi Osaka[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bencic-belinda/ObGlDvu0/"]Belinda Bencic[/a] aims to halt the momentum of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eala-alexandra/ppu9X7PH/"]Alexandra Eala[/a] and her electric Filipino fanbase. [/p][p]Over in Montreal, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/griekspoor-tallon/f3zfMU5i/"]Tallon Griekspoor[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daniel-merida-aguilar/WOtXbAu5/"]Daniel Merida Aguilar[/a] will face off in a massive opportunity for both to reach the quarter-finals. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tien-learner/xUHOBJK6/"]Learner Tien[/a] then meets the conqueror of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Taylor Fritz[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tirante-thiago-agustin/jBkGDj34/"]Thiago Agustin Tirante[/a].[/p][p]The match of the day sees defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Ben Shelton[/a] go head-to-head with big-hitting Brazilian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Joao Fonseca[/a], in a contest that is sure to create a booming atmosphere.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="bfe38f9e-f2fc-49c7-9a84-99a78a22de89" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="12e592ca-4307-47a9-abf1-45ca70963640" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Finally, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] faces the tricky challenge of another high-flying Dutchman, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-de-zandschulp-botic/YwiLpILD/"]Botic van de Zandschulp[/a].[/p][p][b]Follow the action in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/montreal/"]Montreal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/toronto/"]Toronto[/a] with Flashscore![/b][/p]