Iga Swiatek cruises to NBO Toronto final win for her first WTA Tour title this year

She defeated second-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto for her first WTA Tour title this year.

Swiatek, the seventh seed, broke Rybakina's serve early in the match and went on to take the opening set in a tidy 29 minutes.

The hard-serving Rybakina. who leads the tour in aces, struggled to find her rhythm. Swiatek kept her on her heels with a consistent attack, few errors and excellent range on court.

A six-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek is projected to move up two spots to sixth in the new world rankings.

In the women's doubles final, Czechia's Katerina Siniakova and China's Shuai Zhang defeated Italy's Sara Errani and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 6-4.

The top seeds needed 80 minutes to complete the victory over their third-seeded opponents at Sobeys Stadium.

There are no immediate plans for Toronto to follow Montreal's lead on a proposed project that would see a retractable roof installed at IGA Stadium, tournament director Karl Hale said Thursday.

Last June, Tennis Canada announced plans to build a new centre-court stadium as part of a major modernization of its facilities at Jarry Park. The organization conducted a yearlong feasibility study to examine options for the long-term future of the National Bank Open in Montreal.

"Toronto was built in 2004 and it's a newer stadium," Hale said at his end-of-tournament media availability. "So we'll focus on Montreal for now."

Tennis Canada announces plans for new Montreal stadium with retractable roof

Wet weather at both events -- the WTA Tour was in Toronto this summer and the ATP Tour stop was in Montreal – forced organizers to pivot throughout the 12-day competitions.

Rain forced a delay to the evening semifinal session in Toronto on Wednesday with the late match finishing around 1 a.m. local time. The 96-player format, now in its second season, leads toa Thursday final rather than a traditional Sunday championship.

The proposed Montreal modernization project would boost centre court capacity by about 3,000 to approximately 15,000 seats while adding up to four practice courts and a match court.

Next steps include determining the construction timeline, estimated costs and how the project will be funded, Tennis Canada has said. The organization added that discussions with all three levels of government about potential funding were underway.