# Italian players at Canadian Open 2026 > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-players-at-canadian-open-2026 > Updated: 2026-08-02T08:46:46.000Z. Sources: 54. Developments: 2. Heavy rain on 2 August 2026 crippled the Canadian Open, halting most first‑day matches in Montreal’s ATP Masters 1000 and spilling over into Toronto’s WTA 1000 event. Twelve of the fourteen scheduled singles contests in Montreal were suspended, including Matteo Berrettini’s opening match against Mariano Navone, which was moved to the next day on Rogers Court, and the Nuno Borges – Aleksandar Kovačević match, stopped after the first set. Forecasts warned that further rain was likely, and organisers revised the schedule for Monday, 3 August. The Italian contingent—Berrettini, Lorenzo Sonego, Mattia Bellucci and others (with Hubert Hurkacz also mentioned)—found their first‑round schedules disrupted, many awaiting new start times. Venus Williams suffered her 13th straight first‑round singles defeat, losing 6‑4, 6‑1 to Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova in a rain‑delayed match that lasted 1 hour 27 minutes. Rakhimova converted four of five break‑point chances, breaking Williams twice in the first set and three times in the second. Both Williams sisters were granted wild‑card entries for the Cincinnati Open; Serena’s planned doubles comeback at Wimbledon was cancelled after a knee injury, prompting the pair to postpone their joint return to Cincinnati. Withdrawals by Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic left Alexander Zverev as the men’s top seed. The weather also forced postponements in Washington, delaying the men’s final between Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jodar, and pushed back the WTA Toronto final between Jessica Pegula and Alexandra Eala. ## Claims - Venus Williams lost to Kamilla Rakhimova 6‑4, 6‑1 in the first round of the Canadian Open in Toronto on 2 August 2026. (corroborated by 11 sources) - The loss extended Venus Williams's consecutive singles defeats to 13. (corroborated by 8 sources) - Serena and Venus Williams were awarded a doubles wild‑card for the Cincinnati Open in August 2026. (corroborated by 8 sources) - Kamilla Rakhimova was ranked No. 82 in the WTA rankings at the time of the match. (corroborated by 8 sources) - Venus Williams received a singles wild‑card for the Cincinnati Open in August 2026. (corroborated by 6 sources) - Heavy rain on Sunday cancelled 12 of 14 matches at the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal. (corroborated by 5 sources) - Serena Williams withdrew from Wimbledon doubles after a knee injury. (corroborated by 5 sources) - The first‑round match between Matteo Berrettini and Mariano Navone was postponed to Monday and moved to the Rogers Court. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Forecasts indicated continued rain for the following day in Montreal. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Rain also delayed matches in Washington and Toronto, pushing finals to the next day. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Italian players including Lorenzo Sonego, Mattia Bellucci and Matteo Berrettini were affected by the postponements. (corroborated by 4 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-08-02: Montreal National Bank Open disrupted by rain Rain in Montreal halted the National Bank Open, postponing matches such as Berrettini‑Navone and delaying the WTA Toronto finals, with organizers revising the schedule for August 3. 35 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-tennis-stars-berrettini-stefanini-and-cocciaretto-open-canadian-open ### 2026-08-02: Venus Williams records 13th consecutive loss at Canadian Open amid sisters' Cincinnati wild‑card entry Venus Williams fell 6‑4 6‑1 to Kamilla Rakhimova in Toronto, marking her 13th straight singles loss, while she and sister Serena earned doubles wild cards for the Cincinnati Open. 24 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/matteo-berrettini-and-venus-williams-highlight-canadian-tennis-tournaments --- Cite as: Italian players at Canadian Open 2026. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-players-at-canadian-open-2026