February 9, 2025

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Canucks This Week – Week ending Nov. 20, 2022 (final results)

The first Canadian to qualify for the year-end ATP Finals starts his campaign Sunday.

Félix Auger-Aliassime is in a pool with Rafael Nadal, Taylor Fritz and Sunday opponent Casper Ruud.

As well, the Canadian tennis scene moves from Calgary to sleepy Drummondville, the site of this week’s (men-only) Challenger.

(Last week’s final results at the bottom of the post).

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ATP Tour Finals
Turin, Italy

[5] Félix Auger-Aliassime (1-2)(Eliminated)

lost to [3] Casper Ruud (NOR) 76 (4) 64

def. [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 63 64

lost to [8] Taylor Fritz (USA) 76 (4) 67 (5) 62

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Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
Drummondville, QC (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[3] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def [Q] Liam Draxl (CAN) 61 62
2nd rd: def Ulises Blanch (USA) 64 63
QF: def. Harold Mayot (FRA) 63 76 (3)
SF: def. [6] Antoine Escoffier (FRA) 63 36 63
F: def. [2] Michael Mmoh (USA) 76 (5) 46 64

[7] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def Gabriel Decamps (BRA) 36 62 76 (7)
2nd rd: def. [WC] Justin Boulais (CAN) 62 61
QF: lost to Michael Geerts (BEL) 63 36 61

[8] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [Q] Kai Wehnelt (GER) 75 76 (6)
2nd rd: lost to Charles Broom (GBR) 64 62

[WC] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Edan Leshem (ISR) 76 (3) 63
2nd rd: lost to [7] Alexis Galarneau (CAN) 62 61

[WC] Taha Baadi
1st rd: def. [ALT] Malek Jaziri (TUN) 63 26 64
2nd rd: lost to Michael Geerts (BEL) 26 76 (8) 64

[8] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to [3] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 61 62

[Q] Joshua Lapadat
1st rd: lost to Ulises Blanch (USA) 62 62

[WC] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: lost to Giovanni Oradini (ITA) 76 (1) 57 60

Doubles

Benjamin Sigouin / Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def [2] Evan King / Max Schnur (USA) 76 (4) 76 (4)
QF: lost to [ALT] Antoine Escoffier (FRA) / Alessandro Motti (ITA) 64 57 [10-6]

[ALT] Liam Draxl / Joshua Lapadat
1st rd: def [ALT] Giovanni Oradini (ITA) / David Poljak (CZE) 64 64
QF: lost to Arthur Fery / Giles Hussey (GBR) 64 62

Zvonimir Babic (CRO) / Kelsey Stevenson
1st rd: def [ALT] Marko Stakusic / Jaden Weekes (CAN) 67 (7) 61 [11-9]
QF: lost to[4] Charles Broom (GBR) / Constantin Frantzen (GER) 64 64

[ALT] Marko Stakusic / Jaden Weekes
1st rd: lost to Zvonimir Babic (CRO) / Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) 67 (7) 61 [11-9]

[WC] Aurel Ciocanu / Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Antoine Escoffier (FRA) / Alessandro Motti (ITA) 64 62

[WC] Adam Farag Cao / Miko Lapalme
1st rd: lost to [4] Charles Broom (GBR) / Constantin Frantzen (GER) 63 63

Singles qualifying

[8] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def Jesse Flores (CRC) 63 76 (3)
Final rd: def[5] Arthur Fery (GBR) 63 64

[WC] Joshua Lapadat
1st rd: def [3] Michail Pervolarakis (GRE) 64 62
Final rd: def [9] Johannes Haerteis (GER)
62 21 retd

[WC] Jaden Weekes
1st rd: def [2] David Poljak (CZE) 64 76 (3)
Final rd: lost to [11] Kai Wehnelt (GER) 62 64

[WC] Liam Drover-Mattinen
1st rd: def. [12] Philip Florig (GER) WALKOVER
Final rd: lost to [1] Max Hans Rehberg (GER) 76 (7) 61

Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [4] Maks Kasnikowski (POL) 75 26 61

[ALT] Sid Donarski
1st rd: lost to [11] Kai Wehnelt (GER) 63 60

[ALT] Kelsey Stevenson
1st rd: lost to [10] Roy Smith (USA) 63 64

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M25 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (Men’s & Women’s ITF $15K)

Men’s singles

[5] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Stefan Palosi (ROU) 61 30 retd
2nd rd: def. Martin Krumich (CZE) 64 76 (4)
QF: lost to [2] Titouan Droguet (FRA) 06 61 61

Women’s singles qualifying

Anastasia Burobina
1st rd: lost to Andjela Lazarevic (SRB) 61 61

Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: def Fabienne Kim Degroot (GER) 60 retd
2nd rd: lost to [16] Margarita Ignatjeva (LAT) 61 60

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Columbus ITF M25
Columbus, Ohio (ITF $25K)

Singles

Christian Lakoseljac
1st rd: lost to Jack Anthrop (USA) 60 63

[Q] Jonathan Sorbo
1st rd: lost to Bryce Nakashima (USA) 60 76 (3)

Doubles

Jonathan Sorbo / Nama Heman (IND)
1st rd: lost to Jack Anthrop / Alexander Bernard (USA) 61 60

[WC] Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [1] George Goldhoff (USA) / Matej Vocel (CZE) 62 61

Singles qualifying

[1] Jonathan Sorbo
1st rd: def Mikael Arseneault (CAN) 62 63
Final rd: def [13] Chukwudumebi Smarty (USA) 62 64

Andrew Codita
1st rd: def. [14] Varun Jayaram (USA) 61 75
Final rd: lost to [6] Youssef Kadiri Hassani (MAR) 61 60

Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def. Piotr Lada (USA) 60 76
Final rd: lost to [7] Aleksa Bucan (SRB) 63 61

Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [1] Jonathan Sorbo (CAN) 62 63

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Egypt Men’s Future
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (ITF $25K)

Singles qualifying

Michael Younan
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to [3] Sebastian Sorger (AUT) 60 61

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MNO Tennis Classic
Boca Raton, Fla  (ITF $15K)

Singles

Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [3] Andres Andrade (ECU) 63 64

Doubles

Dan Martin / Roy Stepanov
1st rd: def Jacob Brumm / Alex Kuperstein (USA) 76 (3) 61
QF: lost to [WC] Thomas Brown / Andrei Duarte (COL) 75 46 [10-8]

Singles qualifying

[9] Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: lost to [WC] Mikel Anderson (USA) 62 61

Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: lost to [3] Rowland Phillips (JAM) 64 76

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Capital City Summer Classic
East Lansing, MI  (ITF $15K)
 

Singles qualifying

George Benjamin Thomas
1st rd; def. [3] Pawit Soniaksup (THA) 63 64
2nd rd: def Alex Cairo (USA) 30 retd
Final rd: lost to [10] Ronald Hohmann (USA) WALKOVER

Alessandro Sant’angelo
1st rd: def Andrew Dunn (USA) 60 60
2nd rd: lost to [12] Emile Hudd (GBR) 63 63

[WC] Benjamin Lortie
1st rd: lost to Patrick Fletchall (USA) 63 63

Nihal Dhaliwal
1st rd: lost to Adam Kovac (SRB) 61 63

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W15 Waco Texas
Waco, Texas (Women’s ITF $15K)

Doubles

[4] Louise Kwong / Kelly Williford (DOM)
1st rd: def Katie Codd (USA) / Katsiaryna Skachkova (RUS) 62 57 [10-8]
QF: lost to Melany Solange Krywoz (ARG) / Vanda Vargova (SVK) 75 62

Singles qualifying

Louise Kwong
1st rd: lost to [1] Alicia Linana Herrero (ESP) 61 63

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