They meet for only the second time and while Osaka is favourite for the semi-final match, Tauson won their only previous meeting on tour.

The four-time grand slam champion, who won her first title since 2021 earlier this year at L'Open 35 de Saint Malo, is into the last four of the Canadian Open for the first time

Naomi Osaka powered into her first National Bank Open semifinal, beating No. 10 seed Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday night.