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Toronto & Montreal predictions, August 12, 2026: Svitolina vs. Swiatek, Nakashima vs. Jodar

By The Maiden Desk · August 12, 2026

Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.

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3 matches are on Wednesday's card at Toronto and Montreal, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Elina Svitolina against Iga Swiatek in the semifinal. Our calls: Swiatek over Svitolina, Jodar over Nakashima, Rybakina over Osaka.

August 11, 2026 results: 8-4 how our picks graded, match by match.

Elina Svitolina vs. Iga Swiatek

✓ Pick rightThis one lands on the correct side of the ledger: 55% on Iga Swiatek, who won 6-3 1-6 6-3.

Pick: Swiatek

Win probability: 55% Swiatek · Market: -205 · Sets: 2 (64%) · most likely score 2-0 (37%)

Elina Svitolina and Iga Swiatek meet in the semifinal at Toronto on Wednesday. Iga Swiatek has won 3 in a row and 7 of the last 10 overall. Elina Svitolina is rolling — 4 straight wins, 6 of 10 in recent play.

Iga Swiatek simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Swiatek fractionally more likely to land the big points.

Brandon Nakashima vs. Rafael Jodar

✗ Pick wrongWe got this one wrong. Our final number was 58% on Rafael Jodar; Brandon Nakashima won 7-6 6-4.

Pick: Jodar

Win probability: 58% Jodar · Market: -196 · Sets: 3 (43%) · most likely score 2-0 (33%)

Brandon Nakashima and Rafael Jodar meet in the semifinal at Montreal on Wednesday. Rafael Jodar has won 4 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall. Brandon Nakashima has won 4 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. Nakashima comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Jodar fractionally more likely to land the big points.

Elena Rybakina vs. Naomi Osaka

✓ Pick rightNailed it. We had Elena Rybakina at 69% before the match, and Elena Rybakina won 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4.

Pick: Rybakina

Win probability: 69% Rybakina · Market: -102 · Sets: 2 (66%) · most likely score 2-0 (47%)

Wednesday's Toronto quarterfinal pits Elena Rybakina against Naomi Osaka on hard. Elena Rybakina has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall. Naomi Osaka is 8-2 across recent matches.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. The edge belongs to Rybakina — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.

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Updated Aug 11, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.

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