Wang Xinyu bows out of National Bank Open first round

China's Wang Xinyu squandered a one-set lead as Australia's Daria Kasatkina rallied to win 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the first round of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Monday.

Wang Xinyu of China returns the ball during the first round of the women's singles match between Wang Xinyu of China and Daria Kasatkina of Australia at the 2026 National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada, Aug. 3, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

Wang, ranked No. 41 in the world, dominated the opening set and led 4-1 in the second before Kasatkina, ranked No. 61, fought back to force a tiebreak, winning it 7-5 to level the match.

Kasatkina carried that momentum into the deciding set, breaking serve late before closing out the match 7-5. She will face second seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the second round.

Also on Monday, China's Zhang Shuai defeated Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the second round. Putintseva had won seven of their previous nine meetings, but Zhang controlled the match to secure a straight-sets victory.

Zhang, 37, will next face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko.