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This week is a writeoff on the WTA side, with Billie Jean King Cup ties going on all over the world.
But the ATP Tour is already back with a Masters 1000, as the tour moves to red clay in earnest with the tournament in picturesque Monte Carlo.
Denis Shapovalov isn’t in the principality (and, relatedly, has pulled out of Barcelona next week). But Félix Auger-Aliassime, a resident, was there and also teamed up for doubles with … Stan Wawrinka.
And … Genie Bouchard is scheduled to make her return after more than a year away, at a $100K ITF in Palm Harbor, Fla. The operative word being “scheduled”.
No news from her, but the draw came out, and she wasn’t in it. A quick trip to New York City, and some promotional stuff for her clothing sponsor in Boston instead.
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Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier
Vancouver, B.C.
Friday, April 15
1. #1 Leylah FERNANDEZ (CAN) def. #2 Darja SEMENISTAJA (LAT) 61 62
2. #2 Rebecca MARINO (CAN) def. #1 Daniela VISMANE (LAT) 63 67 (4) 63
Saturday, April 16 (2 p.m. – 5 p.m. EDT)
1. #1 Leylah FERNANDEZ (CAN) vs. #1 Daniela VISMANE (LAT)
2. #2 Rebecca MARINO (CAN) vs #2 Darja SEMENISTAJA (LAT)
3. Gabriela DABROWSKI / Carol ZHAO (CAN) vs. Liga DEKMEIJERE / Diana MARCINKEVICA (LAT)
Canada
Leylah Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Carol Zhao
Françoise Abanda
Gabriela Dabrowski
Latvia
Jelena Ostapenko
Daniela Vismane
Diana Marcinkevica
Darja Semenistaja
Liga Dekmeijere
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Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco (ATP 1000)
Singles
[6] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 62 76 (2)
Doubles
[PR] Félix Auger-Aliassime / Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
1st rd: lost to Tomislav Brkic (BIH) / Nikola Cacic (SRB) 62 64
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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open
Sarasota, Fla. (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[3] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def. Emilio Gomez (ECU) [LL] Alex Rybakov (USA) 63 64
2nd rd: def. Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 63 64
QF: def. J.J. Wolf (USA) 61 64
SF: vs. [5] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL)
[Q] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def. [6] Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) 63 10 retd
2nd rd: lost to J.J. Wolf (USA) 61 62
Doubles
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) / Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI)
1st rd: def. [8] Treat Huey (PHI) / Mitchell Krueger (USA) 76 (6) 62
QF: lost to [3] Robert Galloway / Jackson Withrow (USA) 63 64
Singles qualifying
[6] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def. [ALT] Alex Lawson (USA) 63 62
Final rd: def. [WC] Victor Lilov (USA) 61 75
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US Pro Women’s Clay Court Championship
Palm Harbor, Fla. (ITF 100K)
Singles
[WC] Genie Bouchard
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M25/W25 Nottingham
Nottingham, UK (ITF $25K)
Men’s singles
[6] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Tobias Simon (GER) 57 41 retd
2nd rd: def Arthur Reymond (FRA) 64 64
QF: lost to [2] Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 62 61
Women’s singles
Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def Aneta Laboutkova (CZE) 62 61
2nd rd: def. Alexandra Vecic (GER) 61 62
QF: lost to [2] Jana Fett (CRO) 36 75 63
Women’s Doubles
Katherine Sebov / Stacey Fung
1st rd: lost to Alice Robbe (FRA) / Aneta Laboutkova (CZE) 26 76 (4) [10-6]
Men’s doubles
Filip Peliwo (POL) / Stuart Parker (GBR)
1st rd: def [1] Charles Broom / Alistair Grey (GBR) 06 63 [10-8]
QF: def. Liam Hignett / James MacInlay (GBR) 63 64
SF: lost to [4] Anirudh Chandrasekar / N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 64 62
Women’s singles qualifying
[3] Stacey Fung
1st rd: def [WC] Katie Dyson (GBR) 62 62
Final rd: lost to [16] Katerina Stresnakova (SVK) 63 46 [10-3]
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Magic Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Women’s singles
[JE] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: lost to [Q] Anja Wildgruber (GER) 64 57 63
[JE] Annabelle Xu
1st rd: def Nikola Daubnerova (SVK) 62 26 76 (6)
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Lian Tran (NED) 64 63
Men’s singles qualifying
[WC] Masood Eisa-Beygi
1st rd: lost to Kim Jae Hwan (KOR) 62 61
Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: lost to [9] Marius Ruzgas (SWE) 36 62 [10-3]
Women’s singles qualifying
Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to Paula Ortega Redondo (ESP) 46 60 [10-7]
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ITF Women’s Asia/Oceania #1
Chiang Rai, THA (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Natasha Sengphrachanh
1st rd: def Supanid Nopparith (THA) 61 60
2nd rd: lost to [5] Lee Pei-Chi (TPE) 64 62
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Fortevillage ITF Trophy
Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Emiliano Jorquera
1st rd: lost to [9] Noah Schlagenhauf (GER) 61 63
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ITF Men’s Asia/Oceania #2
Chang Rai, Thailand (ITF $15K)
Singles
Kelsey Stevenson
Doubles
[3] Kelsey Stevenson / Hua Runhao (CHN)
1st rd: lost to Adil Kalyanpur / Sidharth Rawat (IND) 76 (4) 63
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Cairo Egypt Men’s/Women’s Future
Cairo, Egypt (ITF $15K)
Women’s singles
[JE] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def [Q] Maria Charl (EGY) 62 62
2nd rd: def. [3] Diletta Cherubini (ITA) 16 63 76 (4)
QF: def. [Q] Sofia da Cruz Mendonca (BRA) 64 62
SF: lost to Giulia Crescenzi (ITA) 36 61 61
[Q] Anna Grubor
1st rd: def [8] Draginja Vukovic (SRB) 40 retd
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Sofia da Cruz Mendonca (BRA) 64 63
Women’s singles qualifying
[11] Anna Grubor
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Karina Mohamed (EGY) 46 61 [10-5]
Final rd: def. Ritage Faizy (EGY) 63 62
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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Elle Goranskaya
1st rd: lost to Cristine Tchanichev (BEL) 60 61
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