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The US Open is done. But tennis never sleeps.
The Canadians (well, some of them – including late addition Félix Auger-Aliassime) head to Valencia, Spain for the preliminary rounds of the Davis Cup Finals.
They meet Korea on Tuesday, and then have to sit around for three days to play Spain and Serbia back to back on Friday and Saturday.
In Chennai, India (a new pop-up event as the third consecutive cancellation of the fall Asian swing kicks in), there are THREE Canadian women.
This is rare.
There’s No. 7 seed Rebecca Marino, Carol Zhao and Genie Bouchard, in a protected ranking.
(Last week’s final results at the bottom of the post).
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Davis Cup Finals
Valencia, Spain (Prelim rounds)
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Vasek Pospisil
Alexis Galarneau
Gabriel Diallo
Tuesday, Sept. 13 – Canada 2, Korea Republic 1
Vasek Pospisil def. Hong Seong Chan (KOR) 46 61 76 (5)
Kwon Soonwoo (KOR) def. Félix Auger-Aliassime 76 (5) 63
Vasek Pospisil / Félix Auger-Aliassime def. Nam Ji Sung / Song Min-Kyu (KOR) 75 57 63
Friday, Sept. 16 – Canada 2, Spain 1
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) def. Vasek Pospisil 36 63 63
Félix Auger-Aliassime def Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 67 (3) 64 62
Vasek Pospisil / Félix Auger-Aliassime def. Pedro Martinez / Marcel Granollers (ESP) 46 64 75
Saturday, Sept. 17 – Canada 1, Serbia 2
Laslo Djere (SRB) def. Gabriel Diallo 62 62
Félix Auger-Aliassime def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 63 64
Filip Krajinovic / Miomir Mecmanovic (SRB) def Vasek Pospisil / Alexis Galarneau def. 21 retd
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Chennai Open
Chennai, India (WTA 250)
Singles
[7] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 75 62
2nd rd: def Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 75 63
QF: lost to [3] Magda Linette (POL) 76 (10) 63
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: vs. Joanne Zuger (SUI) 76 (4) 62
2nd rd: def [WC] Karman Thandi (IND) 62 76 (2)
QF: lost to. Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 16 64 62
Carol Zhao
1st rd: def [Q] Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to [2] Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 61 75
Doubles
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
1st rd: def Katie Swan (GBR) / Despina Papamichail (GRE) 64 61
QF: def [ALT] Karman Kaur Thandi / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) 60 63
SF: def. Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) / Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 63 63
F: def Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) 61 62
[WC] Genie Bouchard / Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
1st rd: def [4] Han Xinyun (CHN) / Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 62 64
QF: def Anastasia Gasanova / Oksana Selekhmetova (RUS) 57 63 [12-10]
SF: lost to Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) 36 11 retd
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Open Blot Rennes
Rennes, France (ATP Challenger)
Singles qualifying
[1] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Hugo Pontico (FRA) 61 61
Final rd: lost to [10] Filip Bergevi (SWE) 67 (2) 76 (4) 63
[3] Steven Diez
1st rd: def [WC] Luca Sanchez (FRA) 75 61
Final rd: lost to [9] Max Hans Reiberg (GER) 76 (5) 64
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Istanbul Challenger Ted Open
Istanbul, Turkey (ATP Challenger)
Singles qualifying
[11/ALT] Kelsey Stevenson
1st rd: def Adrian Oetzbach (GER) 46 75 76 (4)
Final rd: lost to [6] Dominik Palan (CZE) 76 (5) 62
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Future de la Ville de Plaisir
Plaisir, FRA (ITF $25K+)
Singles qualifying
Masood Eisa-Beygi
1st rd: lost to [WC] Shiva Swaroop Jayagopi (IND) 62 62
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XIII ITF Masculino Villa de Madrid
Madrid, Spain (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Thomas Sorensen
1st rd: def Martin Tichev (AUT) 60 36 [10-2]
2nd rd: lost to Sergio Redondo Pereira (ESP) 60 61
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Jablonec nad Nisou Open 2022
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic (ITF $25K)
Singles
[Q] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Sofia Nami Samavati (DEN) 63 61
Doubles
Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Ingrid Vojcinakova (CZE)
1st rd: lost to [2] Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) / Francesca Di Lorenzo (USA) 62 75
Singles qualifying
[2] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: vs Jovana Peric (SRB) 61 60
Final rd: def. [13] Amelie Smejkalova (CZE) 64 60
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Fighting Illini Open
Champaign, ILL (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Justin Boulais
1st rd: vs. [Q] Jeremy Schifris (GER) 63 61
2nd rd: def [4] Alexander Bernard (USA) 61 32 retd
QF: vs. [8] Edward Winter (AUS) 75 57 64
SF: def Yuta Kikuchi (JPN) 64 62
F: def. [1] Sekou Bangoura (USA) 61 61
Doubles
Peter Kuszynski / Jannik Opitz (GER)
1st rd: def [WC] Diego Marin / John Patrick Mullane (USA) 60 62
QF: def. [2] Peter Benjamin Privara (SVK) / Daniel Vallejo (PAR) 75 62
SF: def. Emil Reinberg (USA) / Yuta Kikuchi (JPN) 57 63 [10-7]
F: lost to [3] Edward Winter (AUS) / Hunter Heck (USA) 61 76 (2)
Singles qualifying
Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Gino Viele (USA) 60 60
Final rd: def. [WC] Hank Trundsen (USA) 60 62
Peter Kuszynski
1st rd: def [2] Evan Bynoe (USA) 61 62
Final rd: lost to [WC] Trent Bryde (USA) 64 62
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Egyptian Women’s / Men’s Futures
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (ITF $15K)
Women’s singles
Arisha Ladhani
1st rd: lost [5] Aliona Falei (BLR) 61 62
Men’s singles
[Q] Stefan Simeunovic
1st rd: lost to [Q] Leonardo Taddia (ITA) 76 (4) 63
Women’s doubles
Arisha Ladhani / Giuliana Bestetti (ITA)
1st rd: def. Alessia Popescu (ROU) / Kristiana Sidorova (RUS) 75 75
QF: lost to Chen Pen Hsuan / Lin Fang An (TPE) 64 63
Men’s singles qualifying
[6] Stefan Simeunovic
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Ziad Hemida (EGY) 60 60
Final rd: def Lee Junhyun (KOR) 61 62
Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: def Ahmed Ayman Elagamy (EGY) 61 60
2nd rd: lost to [12] Simone Vaccari (ITA) 62 64
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World Tennis Tour Cancun 2022
Cancun, Mexico (ITF $15K Men’s & Women’s)
Men’s singles
[1] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def Daniel Antonio Nuñez (CHI) 61 62
2nd rd: def [Q] Luciano Doria (ARG) 63 64
QF: def. [5] Orel Kimhi (ISR) 64 63
SF: lost to Tristan McCormick (USA) 63 75
Singles
Louise Kwong
1st rd: def Sofia Da Cruz Mendonca (BRA) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to Maria Camila Torres Murcia (COL) 60 61
[JR] Mia Kupres
1st rd: def [SE] Esther Vyrlan (USA) 26 64 61
2nd rd: lost to [2] Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (MEX) 75 64
Women’s singles qualifying
Sarah Barry
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd lost to [6] Catarina Ibiraba Melleiro Junior (BRA) 63 62
Men’s singles qualifying
Riaan Du Toit
1st rd: def Victor Milare Alves (BRA) 62 67 (4) [12-10]
2nd rd: lost to [2] Luciano Doria (ARG) 62 76 (4)
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Morocco Tennis Tour
Casablanca, Morocco (ITF Men’s & Women’s $15K)
Doubles
Maria Patrascu / Ginevra Parentini Vallega Montebruno (ITA)
1st rd: def. [ALT] Judith Perello Saavedra (ESP) / Hebe Toyos (ARG) 63 76 (5)
QF: lost to Eleanor Baglow (GBR) / Marie Mettraux (SUI) 76 (4) 61
Women’s singles qualifying
[1] Maria Patrascu
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: vs Zineb Al Mouttaki (MAR) 60 63
Final rd: lost to [7] Arina Arifullina (RUS) 67 (5) 75 [10-8]
Men’s singles qualifying
Ghouse Ali Faisal
1st rd: def Shahar Gabay (ISR) 75 62
2nd rd: lost to Felipe Mikkelsen (DEN) 62 63
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Saw Adil Shamasdin on the bench for Canada yesterday. Reminded me that I don’t think I’ve seen him in any tournaments this year. Did he retire, & just come back to help out for Davis Cup, or is he returning from injury? Tks.
Annabelle Xu is confirmed being off to Virginia.
It was already confirmed long ago.
If you follow me on Twitter you’ll see that I posted a photo a week ago of her wearing a Virginia T-shirt. But thanks.
https://twitter.com/OpenCourt/status/1566514173076439040
Sorry, what “was confirmed long ago” is the fact that she _will_ be playing at Virginia, not that she has already physically left longterm for Virginia, which would have been impossible except for several days (for an interview or some such), as she was at the US Open until the end of last week. When I wrote “she is confirmed being off to Virginia,” I used intentionally the present continuous “being” to specifically mean her current/recent status. I meant “she is confirmed as having just/recently left for Virginia.”
Well .. school is starting/has started, so … perhaps it was the awkward grammar that was confusing.
She hasn’t played a tournament since junior Wimbledon, so there was plenty of time for her to “physically leave long term” in the six-plus weeks prior to the US Open.
She didn’t even play the top-level junior warmup at “home” in Repentigny. So I’m not sure where you think she was.
I see that Stefani is back after her knee injury at the US Open last year. Do you know if her and Dabrowski are returning to a full-time partnership?
Stefani was in New York. I have some pics somewhere.
But no, not for now. It just worked out that Dabrowski was going to Tokyo with Olmos so it added a tournament, and Stefani still had a ranking at the deadline. They weren’t just partners; Stefani is also one of her best friends and she saw her through all the pain and rehab. I wrote a piece for Canadian Press that much be online somewhere talking about that.
Don’t forget that she and Olmos are working towards qualification for the WTA Tour Finals.
It’s nice to see Luisa Stefani back.
Congrats Genie and Rebecca on today’s wins.
Crazy year for her. I saw her in NY.