Day 5 at the National Bank Open in Toronto brings a Round of 32 match that points toward a straight-sets win for Iga Swiatek over Viktorija Golubic. The prediction is Swiatek in 2, even with Golubic carrying the kind of past results that once made this matchup less straightforward.
That is why readers are looking at Swiatek now. She arrives as a six-time Major champion, and the expectation is that her level will be enough to move through this round cleanly in Toronto. The matchup sits among the day’s featured predictions, which also include Jessica Pegula against Kamila Rakhimova, Diana Shnaider against Anna Kalinskaya, and Gibson against Alexandrova.
Golubic is not coming in blind to Swiatek. She has beaten her once and taken her to a third set in another encounter, proof that the contest has not always followed the script. But both of those results came a long time ago, and the current read is that they should not carry enough weight to change the outcome now.
That makes this a test of whether history still matters when form and status point the other way. Swiatek is expected to control the match, while Golubic is left trying to turn old success into something more recent. The same card also leaves room for other questions, including whether Anna Kalinskaya can recover after a first outing marked by a dozen double faults and whether Shnaider can force a longer match than the one predicted here.
The best read is clear enough: Swiatek should advance in two sets, and Golubic’s old upset and third-set push are not enough to shift the forecast on Day 5. If that holds, the next chapter is simple — Swiatek moves on, and the matchup that once offered Golubic a real opening becomes another step in a routine Toronto run.
