It’s Championship Sunday in Canada, but due to rain, we’re still not sure who will contest the WTA singles final in Montreal.
At 1:30pm local time, Elena Rybakina and Liudmila Samsonova will contest their semifinal from Saturday that never got underway. And a few hours later, not before 5:30pm, the winner will come back to play the final against Jessica Pegula, who upset Iga Swiatek in the semifinal that was completed on Saturday, and will play for her second WTA 1000 title.
In Toronto, Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur will face off in the final for the biggest title of either one’s career. This is a third Masters 1000 final for Sinner, and a first for de Minaur, who prior to this week had never advanced beyond the fourth round at this level. Will it be 21-year-old Jannik or 24-year-old Alex claiming this Masters title?
Jannik Sinner (7) vs. Alex de Minaur – Not Before 4:00pm on Center Court in Toronto
In Saturday’s semifinals, Sinner collected his 40th win on the year over Tommy Paul. A month ago, he achieved his first Major semifinal at Wimbledon. On Sunday, Jannik vies for another significant milestone in his young career. He is 7-3 in ATP finals.
Before this week, de Minaur was an abysmal 0-10 in the fourth round of Masters 1000 tournaments. But the Australian is putting together the best summer of his career. Alex reached the finals of both Queen’s Club and Los Cabos, and this week upset Cameron Norrie, Taylor Fritz, and Daniil Medvedev before taking out Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semifinals. He is 7-6 in ATP finals.
Sinner has dominated their history, with a record of 4-0. That includes two meetings last year, one on a hard court and one on clay, both of which went to Jannik in straight sets. So what will prevail on Sunday: the offensive prowess of Sinner, or the defensive skills of de Minaur? Based on their head-to-head, as well as Jannik’s form these past few seasons, the Italian is a significant favorite to win his first Masters 1000 title on Sunday.
Sunday’s full Order of Play for the WTA is here, and the ATP is here.
