Canadian Open Results August 5, 2026 – Day 5 Full Match Recap Montreal and Toronto

Wednesday August 5 was the most dramatic and emotionally charged day of the 2026 Canadian Open so far, delivering chaos in Montreal and pure theatre in Toronto simultaneously.

In Montreal, Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew with a back injury two hours before his opening match, top seed Alexander Zverev was upset by Tallon Griekspoor, and Daniil Medvedev fell to Botic van de Zandschulp on the same evening. Three of the top four seeds gone in one night.

In Toronto, Alexandra Eala sent a sold-out Sobeys Stadium crowd into a frenzy with an electric three-set win over Alycia Parks, Leylah Fernandez dominated Renata Zarazua to become the lone Canadian remaining in either draw, and Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova was stunned by Caty McNally in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.

Day 5 of the Canadian Open results August 5 2026 had everything.

Quick Facts:

Detail	Info
Date	Wednesday August 5, 2026
Montreal venue	IGA Stadium, ATP Round of 32
Toronto venue	Sobeys Stadium, WTA Round of 32
Story of the day	Eala-Mania at Sobeys Stadium
Upset of the day	McNally defeats Wimbledon champion Noskova 7-6(5), 6-1
Montreal chaos	FAA withdrawn, Zverev and Medvedev both eliminated
Lone Canadian remaining	Leylah Fernandez, Toronto WTA draw

Montreal ATP – August 5 Results

A full day of second round action in Montreal delivered some of the most shocking results in recent Canadian Open history, with three of the top four seeds exiting on the same evening.

Montreal ATP – August 5 full results:

Match	Score	Round
Learner Tien def. Gael Monfils	6-3, 0-6, 6-3	Round of 32
Tallon Griekspoor def. Alexander Zverev (1)	6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4	Round of 32
Botic van de Zandschulp def. Daniil Medvedev (4)	6-3, 7-6(5)	Round of 32
Ben Shelton (5) def. Jenson Brooksby	Won	Round of 32
Joao Fonseca def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Rafael Jodar def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Casper Ruud def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo	Won	Round of 32
Jakub Mensik def. Jacob Fearnley	Won	Round of 32
Lorenzo Musetti def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Arthur Fils def. Zachary Svajda	Won	Round of 32
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Titouan Droguet	CANCELLED – FAA withdrew	Round of 32

Key observation:

The Canadian Open results August 5 2026 in Montreal left the tournament without any of its top six seeds heading into the third round, with Alex de Minaur now the highest ranked player remaining in the draw as the third seed.

The Night That Changed the Montreal Tournament

Wednesday night at IGA Stadium will be remembered as the evening the 2026 Canadian Open men’s draw was turned completely upside down.

It began with the announcement that Felix Auger-Aliassime would not play his opening match against qualifier Titouan Droguet due to a back injury sustained during training on Monday. The session had sold out specifically to watch Montreal’s hometown hero compete as the second seed and highest-seeded Canadian in tournament history. The withdrawal was devastating for fans who had purchased tickets weeks in advance.

Then came Zverev.

Top seed and Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev was upset by Tallon Griekspoor 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4 in what Zverev himself described as probably the worst match of his season. Griekspoor, who admitted he had been close to walking away from the sport after a difficult year, produced one of the biggest wins of his career.

Then came Medvedev.

Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev fell to Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 7-6(5) in the second round, completing a catastrophic night for the Montreal draw. The tournament is now without any of its top six seeds, the first time this has happened since 1991.

Earlier that same evening, Gael Monfils played his farewell match in Canada, losing to Learner Tien 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 before receiving an emotional tribute ceremony on Centre Court. One farewell, three heartbreaks, same night in Montreal.

Toronto WTA – August 5 Results

While Montreal delivered chaos, Toronto produced some of the most compelling tennis of the entire 2026 Canadian Open so far, with big names advancing, a massive upset, and an atmosphere at Sobeys Stadium that will be talked about long after the tournament ends.

Toronto WTA – August 5 full results:

Match	Score	Round
Leylah Fernandez def. Renata Zarazua	6-2, 6-2	Round of 32
Alexandra Eala def. Alycia Parks	6-1, 4-6, 6-2	Round of 32
Elena Rybakina (2) def. Daria Kasatkina	6-3, 5-7, 6-4	Round of 32
Jessica Pegula (3) def. Magdalena Frech	3-6, 6-3, 6-2	Round of 32
Coco Gauff (4) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Mirra Andreeva def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Naomi Osaka (11) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Belinda Bencic (12) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Iva Jovic (13) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Elise Mertens (20) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Maria Sakkari (29) def. opponent	Won	Round of 32
Caty McNally def. Linda Noskova (6)	7-6(5), 6-1	Round of 32 UPSET
Ann Li (28) def. Kayla Cross	7-6(2), 6-3	Round of 32

Key observation:

Both Rybakina and Pegula were pushed to three sets, reflecting the competitive depth of the Toronto draw even as the top seeds advanced. The Canadian Open results August 5 2026 in Toronto confirmed Leylah Fernandez as the lone Canadian remaining in either draw.

Story of the Day – Eala-Mania Takes Over Sobeys Stadium

Just days removed from winning her first WTA Tour title at the Mubadala DC Open in Washington, Alexandra Eala arrived at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto and discovered that the Filipino diaspora had followed her north across the border.

The Centre Court crowd for Eala’s second round match against Alycia Parks was unlike anything the 2026 Canadian Open had seen in Toronto so far. Flag-waving Filipino fans filled entire sections of Sobeys Stadium, creating an atmosphere that the tournament’s own officials credited with driving a significant surge in ticket sales for the Wednesday night session. Tournament staff noted that Eala’s presence had been specifically cited as the reason behind the sellout, a remarkable achievement for a player seeded 25th at a WTA 1000 event.

The tennis matched the atmosphere. Eala dominated the opening set 6-1, winning five consecutive games from 1-1 up to pull away decisively. Parks, ranked world No. 71, rallied in the second set to force a decider, firing six of her ten aces in the second set and winning 4-4 before pulling away. But Eala had an answer in the third. She broke a 2-2 deadlock and won the final four games to complete a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory in one hour and 51 minutes.

The win was redemption for Eala against an opponent who had beaten her at the Australian Open earlier this year. This time there was no comeback from Parks.

For a complete look at her career and Canadian Open campaign, read our Alex Eala player profile.

Eala after the match:

“Thank you everybody who is here tonight. Thank you to everyone who’s supporting tennis and creating atmospheres like this. It’s really the pleasure of my life to experience these things.”

Her next opponent is Caty McNally, who produced the biggest upset of the day by defeating Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.

Canadian Women – Fernandez Advances, Cross Exits

Wednesday night delivered contrasting fortunes for the two Canadian women who entered the day with second round matches in Toronto.

Leylah Fernandez was dominant from the first game, defeating Mexico’s Renata Zarazua 6-2, 6-2 in front of a partisan Sobeys Stadium crowd that embraced her as the home favourite following FAA’s withdrawal from Montreal earlier in the day. Fernandez fired three aces and converted five of her six break point opportunities across the match, producing her most complete performance of the 2026 Canadian Open so far.

The Laval, Quebec native is now the lone Canadian remaining in either the men’s or women’s draws of the 2026 National Bank Open, a distinction that carries enormous significance for a tournament that has lost most of its biggest Canadian storylines to injury and withdrawal across the opening week.

Canadian women August 5 results:

Player	Match	Result
Leylah Fernandez	vs Renata Zarazua	Won 6-2, 6-2, into Round of 16
Kayla Cross	vs Ann Li (28)	Lost 7-6(2), 6-3, eliminated

Kayla Cross, who made history on Monday by recording her first career WTA Tour victory over Katie Boulter, could not back up that breakthrough result against the experienced American. Li won 7-6(2), 6-3 to advance to the third round, ending Cross’s remarkable Canadian Open debut after two matches that captured the imagination of the Toronto crowd.

Fernandez now carries the entire weight of Canadian tennis expectation in Toronto heading into the third round.

Upset of the Day – McNally Stuns Wimbledon Champion Noskova

The biggest upset of the Canadian Open results August 5 2026 came not from Montreal but from Toronto, where American Caty McNally produced one of the most remarkable comebacks of the entire tournament to eliminate Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(5), 6-1.

Noskova, seeded sixth and arriving in Toronto fresh from her historic Wimbledon title just weeks earlier, appeared to be cruising toward a comfortable first set when she raced to a 5-1 lead. The match looked over. The crowd at Sobeys Stadium was settling in for what appeared to be a routine seed progression into the third round.

Then McNally won 12 of the next 14 games.

From 5-1 down in the first set, the American clawed back to force a tiebreak and won it 7-5 before carrying that extraordinary momentum into the second set, where she dominated Noskova 6-1 to complete one of the most stunning upsets of the 2026 hard court season.

McNally’s comeback by the numbers:

Moment	Score	Detail
Noskova leads first set	5-1	Match appeared over
McNally responds	Wins 12 of next 14 games	Extraordinary momentum shift
First set tiebreak	McNally wins 7-5	Complete reversal
Second set	McNally wins 6-1	Noskova only 32% first serves landed
Final score	7-6(5), 6-1	Biggest upset of tournament so far

McNally was composed after the match despite the scale of what she had achieved. “It’s never easy playing anyone, but especially a Wimbledon champion. I had to just focus on my side of the net. Even at the end, she’s gonna go out swinging. Just trying to do what I do best.”

The result sets up a fascinating third round clash between McNally and Eala, with the Filipino star’s path to the fourth round of a WTA 1000 event now significantly more open than it appeared before Wednesday’s play began.

Who Advances to the Third Round

Following Wednesday’s Canadian Open results August 5 2026, here is the complete picture of players advancing to the third round across both draws.

Montreal ATP – Third Round:

• Learner Tien
• Tallon Griekspoor
• Botic van de Zandschulp
• Ben Shelton (5)
• Joao Fonseca
• Casper Ruud
• Jakub Mensik
• Lorenzo Musetti
• Arthur Fils
• Rafael Jodar
• Alex de Minaur (3) plays Thursday

Toronto WTA – Third Round:

• Leylah Fernandez
• Alexandra Eala (25)
• Elena Rybakina (2)
• Jessica Pegula (3)
• Coco Gauff (4)
• Mirra Andreeva
• Naomi Osaka (11)
• Belinda Bencic (12)
• Iva Jovic (13)
• Elise Mertens (20)
• Maria Sakkari (29)
• Caty McNally
• Ann Li (28)

For the complete updated draw and confirmed third round matchups across both cities, explore our Canadian Open draw page for the full bracket following Wednesday’s results.

What to Watch Thursday August 6

Thursday August 6 brings the third round into focus across both cities, with several compelling storylines emerging from Wednesday’s dramatic results.

Montreal ATP – Key Thursday matches:

Match	Detail
Alex de Minaur (3) vs Cameron Norrie	De Minaur now highest ranked player in draw, must deliver
Ben Shelton (5) vs next opponent	Defending champion faces third round test
Tallon Griekspoor vs next opponent	Can the Zverev conqueror continue his run
Learner Tien vs next opponent	Fresh off emotional Monfils farewell match
Joao Fonseca vs next opponent	Rising star in wide open draw

Toronto WTA – Key Thursday matches:

Match	Detail
Leylah Fernandez vs next opponent	Lone Canadian in either draw, massive pressure
Elena Rybakina (2) vs next opponent	Top contender after surviving three sets Wednesday
Jessica Pegula (3) vs next opponent	Two-time defending champion eyes deep run
Coco Gauff (4) vs next opponent	Grand Slam champion in title contention
Caty McNally vs next opponent	Riding enormous momentum after Noskova upset

Thursday’s schedule will be confirmed on the official National Bank Open website the evening before. For session times, court assignments, and confirmed match order across both cities, check our complete Canadian Open results page for live updates throughout the day.

Conclusion

The Canadian Open results August 5 2026 delivered one of the most dramatic single days in recent tournament history across both cities simultaneously.

Montreal lost three of its top four seeds in one evening, transforming the men’s draw into one of the most genuinely open Masters 1000 fields in years. Toronto produced Eala-Mania on Centre Court, a dominant Fernandez performance, and the biggest upset of the tournament with McNally’s extraordinary comeback against Wimbledon champion Noskova.

Day 5 had everything the Canadian Open promises and rarely delivers all at once. Thursday August 6 brings the third round across both cities with the draw wide open and the tournament at its most unpredictable point heading into the second week.

For all the latest scores, match updates, and news from both Montreal and Toronto throughout the remainder of the tournament, explore our complete Canadian Open news and guides page for everything you need to follow the 2026 National Bank Open.