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The travelling circus from Montreal moves onto Cincinnati, with the same cast – and some new additions who are just starting their North American hard-court swing next week.
Except for Bianca Andreescu, who withdrew after the draw was made with the “change of schedule” reason.
And in Vancouver, upgraded to a WTA 125 on the women’s side and combined with a men’s Challenger, former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard, after a few false starts on her comeback, is finally in a draw and will play her first match since March, 2021 and shoulder surgery.
But the one champion is a Canadian now playing for Poland, as Filip Peliwo wins an ITF in Great Britain.
(Last week’s final results at the bottom of the post).
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Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, OH (WTA 1000)
Singles
[13] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova 64 75
[PR] Bianca Andreescu (Change of schedule)
Doubles
[5] Gabriela Dabrowski / Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
1st rd: def Alizé Cornet (FRA) / Jil Teichmann (SUI) 57 64 [10-7]
2nd rd: def Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Martina Trevisan (ITA) 61 64
QF: lost to [1] Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens (BEL) 62 16 [10-3]
Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Alicja Rosolska (POL)
1st rd: lost to Laura Siegemund (GER) / Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 63 67 (7) [10-7]
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Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, OH (ATP 1000)
Singles
[6] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: vs Alex de Minaur (AUS) 63 62
3rd rd: def. [10] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
QF: lost to [PR] Borna Coric (CRO) 64 64
Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def [16] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 76 (4) 63
2nd rd: def Tommy Paul (USA) 36 64 63
3rd rd: lost to [1] Daniil Medvedev 75 75
Doubles
Denis Shapovalov / Karen Khachanov
1st rd: def Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 76 (6) 67 (12) [10-6]
2nd rd: def Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) 76 (8) 36 [10-3]
QF: lost to [1] Rajeev Ram (GBR) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) 61 76 (6)
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Odlum Brown VanOpen
Vancouver, B.C. (WTA 125 / ATP Challenger)
Women’s singles
[WC] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def. [3] Claire Liu (USA) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) 75 62
[6] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to Emma Navarro (USA) 36 64 76 (7)
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: lost to Arielle Hartono (NED) 62 62
[WC] Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to Chloe Paquet (FRA) 64 62
[WC] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [Q] Priscilla Hon (AUS) 63 63
Men’s singles
Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def. Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 75 63
2nd rd: def Jordan Thompson (AUS) 36 62 63
QF: def. [ALT] Gilles Simon (FRA) 61 75
SF: lost to [3] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 64 64
[WC] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def. [1] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 57 64 retd
2nd rd: lost to Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 26 64 62
[WC] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def. Zizou Bergs (BEL) 46 62 76 (5)
2nd rd: lost to [6] Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 64 61
Women’s doubles
Rebecca Marino / Heather Watson (GBR)
1st rd: def Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) 64 61
QF: lost to [3] Nao Hibino (JPN) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 64 63
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard / Kayla Cross
1st rd: def Lucia Bronzetti / Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 61 67 (3) [10-4]
QF: lost to [1] Miyu Kato (JPN) / Asia Muhammad (USA) 61 63
Men’s doubles
[WC] Alexis Galarneau / Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: def. [4] Robert Galloway / Alex Lawson (USA) 63 36 [10-7]
QF: lost to Yuki Bhambri / Saketh Myneni (IND) 64 64
[WC] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to [2] Sander Gille (BEL) / Max Schnur (USA) 60 62
Men’s singles qualifying
[WC] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: def [7] Michael Pervolarakis (GRE) 63 64
Final rd: lost to [3] Laurent Lokoli (FRA) 63 62
[10] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Luke Saville (AUS) 57 61 63
[WC] Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [8] Govind Nanda (USA) 75 30 retd
[WC] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to [5] Ulises Blanch (USA) 62 76 (1)
[ALT] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [3] Laurent Lokoli (FRA) 64 61
[WC] Chih Chi Huang
1st rd: lost to [2] Paul Jubb (GBR) 64 75
Women’s singles qualifying
[WC] Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [2] Asia Muhammad (USA) 61 62
[WC] Bianca Fernandez
1st rd: lost to [7] Kurumi Nara (JPN) 62 36 62
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Kozerki Open
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (ATP Challenger)
Singles qualifying
[8] Steven Diez
1st rd: def [ALT] Sanjar Fayziev (UZB) 63 62
Final rd: lost to [4] Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 64 64
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M25 Aldershot
Aldershot, Great Britain (ITF $25K)
Singles
[3] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Sahar Simon (ISR) 63 62
2nd rd: def [WC] Patrick Brady (GBR) 61 64
QF: def. [8] Robert Strombachs (GER) 76 (3) 64
SF: def. [5] Antoine Hoang (FRA) 62 36 63
F: def. [1] Leandro Reidi (SUI) 64 76 (5)
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Erwitte Open
Erwitte, Germany (ITF $15K)
Singles
Maria Patrascu
1st rd: lost to [3] Anna Klasen (GER) 46 63 63
Ana Grubor
1st rd: def. [Q] Sarah Kanduth (AUT) 62 61
2nd rd: lost to Katharina Hering (GER) 64 64
Doubles
Maria Patrascu / Kelly Marie Richter (GER)
1st rd: def Franziska Koehler (GER) / Lais Schroeder (BRA) 62 62
QF: lost to [4] Laura Boehner / Fabienne Gettwart (GER) 63 61
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World Tennis Tour Cancun 2022
Cancun, Mexico (Men’s and Women’s ITF $15K)
Singles
[LL] Xie Anlin
1st rd: lost to Anna Paula Neffa de Los Rios (PAR) 76 (2) 63
Women’s singles qualifying
[12] Xie Anlin
1st rd: vs. Layla Bryant (USA) 61 61
2nd rd: def Nifemi Akinbiyi (CAN) 75 46 [10-4]
Final rd: lost to [3] Kariann Pierre-Louis (USA) 36 61 [10-8]
Nifemi Akinbiyi
1st rd: vs. Naroa Aranzabal (ESP) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [12] Xie Anlin (CAN) 75 46 [10-4]
Sandra Dynka
1st rd: lost to [6] Ximena Santies (MEX) 63 60
Men’s singles qualifying
Tom Dynka
1st rd: lost to Ricardo Reyna (MEX) 46 63 [10-6]
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Oliver Foundation USTA 15K
Memphis, Tennessee (ITF $15K)
Singles
Christian Lakoseljac
1st rd: lost to [6] Shunsuke Mitsui (JPN) 62 64
[Q] Luka Vukovic
1st rd: lost to [8] Fnu Nidunjianzan (CHN) 63 62
Singles qualifying
Luka Vukovic
1st rd: def Sathi Reddy Chirala (IND) WALKOVER
Final rd: def [3] Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 64 61
Christopher Heck
1st rd: lost to Finn Reynolds (NZL) 63 63
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Oltenia Trophy
Craiova, Romania (ITF $15K)
Doubles
Razvan Baiant / Tom Evans (AUS)
1st rd: lost to Patrick Grigoriu / Calin Manda (ROU) 62 16 [10-8]
Singles qualifying
[8] Razvan Baiant
1st rd: vs George Cosma (ROU) 61 46 [11-9]
2nd rd: lost to Filiberto Fumagalli (ITA) 67 62 [10-8]
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Magic Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Emiliano Jorquera
1st rd: def Brendan Baar (USA) 63 76
2nd rd: lost to Matthew Summers (GBR) 62 62
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Great win for Peliwo! Too bad he doesn’t play for Canada anymore. Seems like a very nice fellow.
I met another guy from my “Canucks This Week” list today – Kelsey Stevenson.
And saw him play! Unbelievably nice dude.
Heck of a win for Cadence Brace over Liu!
What’s happened to Annabelle Xu? I haven’t seen her name in any tournaments for quite a while. Tks.
Hasn’t been that long. But probably injured.
She’s entered in Repentigny, starting on the 28. Let’s see.
She’s entered in the US Open juniors, too.
Entries aren’t that relevant until they actually take the court.
I believe she’s also about to start college in the fall, which is coming up soon. So things to do.
Unfortunately, Repentigny has been dumped by A. Xu, Cross and Mboko. Probably for being next to USO. A shame, though. Especially after the poor performance of Can jrs in Granby, except by Stakusic who has become CAN6 at #460 WTA, NCH, and Brace.
No, (except for Xu), it’s probably because they played a WTA in Granby this past week. Which was never on the schedule before and came right after a couple of other pro events.
But I guess if you think qualifying for a WTA tournament, or losing to Rebecca Marino, is “poor” for a teenager, you’re entitled to that opinion. Even if it is a poor opinion.