.

There was supposed to be a big Canadian contingent at the ATP 500 in Rotterdam this week.

But both Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov withdrew, so it will be left to Félix Auger-Aliassime to carry the flag.

Pospisil earned 240 points on the Montpellier-Rotterdam-Marseille circuit a year ago (including a final in Montpellier). This year, he will try the Doha-Dubai double, even if it’s outdoors. He doesn’t have to defend those points, as they are being rolled over to 2022. This way, he can add to his total by playing different tournaments.

Meanwhile, Genie Bouchard got a late wild card into the main draw in Lyon. She also has one for the WTA 250 in Guadalajara the week after. They will be the 44th and 45th wild cards of her career.

Bouchard has played just two matches since last October – at the Australian Open qualifying in Doha in January.

ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Rotterdam, Netherlands (ATP 500)

Singles

[7] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to Kei Nishikori (JPN) 76 (4) 61

Doubles

Félix Auger-Aliassime / Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
1st rd: lost to Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 67 (5) 63 [10-8[

sXXXssss

Open 6e Sens Métropole de Lyon
Lyon, France (WTA 250)

Singles

[WC] Genie Bouchard
1st rd: lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 76 (7) 62

Doubles

Genie Bouchard / Olga Danilovic (SRB)
1st rd: def. [3] Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 63 64
QF: def. Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Rosalie Van der Hoek (NED) 26 64 [12-10]
SF: def. [2] Renata Voracova (CZE) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 67 (9) 62 [10-8]
F: vs. [1] Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) / Arantxa Rus (NED) 36 75 [10-7]

sXXXssss

Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar (WTA 500)

Doubles

[4] Gabriela Dabrowski / Anna Blinkova (RUS)
1st rd: def Lucie Hradecka / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 57 64 [11-9]
QF: lost to Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Sania Mirza (IND) 62 60

sXXXssss

Gran Canaria Challenger 2
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (ATP Challenger)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: def Nicola Kuhn (ESP) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to [8] Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 26 60 75

Doubles

Steven Diez / Roberto Ortega-Olmedo (ESP)
1st rd: lost to [2] Fernando Romboli (BRA) / Karol Drzewiecki (POL) WALKOVER

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Forte Challenger 125
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (ATP Challenger)

Singles

Brayden Schnur
1st rd: lost to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 63 46 64

Peter Polansky
1st rd: def [LL] Ulises Blanch (USA) 76 (2) 43 retd
2nd rd: lost to [1] Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 76 (7) 64

Doubles

[4] Peter Polansky / Brayden Schnur
1st rd: def [WC] Sergey Fomin (UZB) / Dostanbek Tashbulatov (KAZ) 62 76 (2)
QF: def. Grigoriy Lomakin (KAZ) / Vladyslav Manafov (UKR) 63 62
SF: lost to [1] Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) 00 retd

sXXXssss

TTC Newport Beach
Newport Beach, Calif. (ITF $25K women’s event)

Singles

Katherine Sebov
1st rd: lost to Despina Papamichail (GRE) 64 67 (3) 63

Doubles

[3] Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Catherine Harrison (USA)
1st rd: def. Amina Anshba (RUS) / Panna Udvardy (HUN) 62 64
QF: lost to Emina Bektas (USA) / Tara Moore (GBR) 64 62

Singles qualifying

Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: lost to. [9] Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 46 63 [10-8]

sXXXssss

Sharm el Sheikh 15K
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (ITF $15K women’s event)

Singles

Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def [3] Thaise Grana Pedretti (BRA) 46 76 (6) 64
2nd rd: lost to Mana Ayukawa (JPN) 64 62

Doubles

Raphaelle Lacasse / Lauren Proctor (USA)
1st rd: def. [2] Miyabe Inoue / Ramu Ueda (JPN) 67 (3) 62 [10-3]
QF: vs. Julita Saner (SWE) / Joanne Zuger (SUI) 76 (5) 62

Singles qualifying

Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def Klara Veldman (NED) 61 76 (6)
2nd rd: lost to [6] Olga Helmi (DEN) 64 61

 

Canucks This Week – Week of Feb. 22, 2021 (final results)

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