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Everyone is back in the swing of things with Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino and even Genie Bouchard set to compete at the 1000 tournament in Madrid.

Bouchard got through nemesis Sara Sorribes Tormo when the Spaniard retired in the second set with an unspecified illness, but one that was clearly hampered her. And she got to the second round of the main draw.

The rest of the Canadians in singles? Not so much.

On the other other side of the world, young Gabriel Diallo was at a big Challenger in Seoul, South Korea.

It was 6-foot-8 vs 6-foot-7 in the second round as DIallo faces No. 2 seed Chris Eubanks, won by the smaller man.

And Dan Martin, who played collegiately and then was a graduate student player at the University of Miami, wins the $15K in Vero Beach, Fla.

Canucks This Week – Week ending April 23, 2023 (final results)

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Mutua Madrid Open
Barcelona, Spain (ATP 1000 / WTA 1000) 

Women’s singles

[23] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Wang Xiyu (CHN) 36 76 (5) 62

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: lost to [WC] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 63 64

Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def. Lin Zhu (CHN) 76 (1) 64
2nd rd: lost to [24] Elise Mertens (BEL) 63 61

[Q] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: def [Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 67 (6) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to [18] Martina Trevisan (ITA) 62 75

Men’s singles

[7] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 62 36 76 (5)

[21] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 67 (4) 64 76 (1)

Women’s doubles

[6] Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
1st rd: def Sofia Kenin (USA) / Magda Linette (POL) 46 62 [10-7]
2nd rd: def [WC] Erika Andreeva / Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 63 75
QF: vs. [1] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA)

Leylah Fernandez / Taylor Townsend (USA)
1st rd: def. [2] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 62 64
2nd rd: vs. Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) / Yana Sizikova (RUS)

Erin Routliffe / Alexa Guarachi (CHI)
1st rd: lost to [1] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA) 76 (5) 76 (1)

Men’s doubles

Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL) 76 (5) 76 (2)
2nd rd: def. [6] Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Harri Heliovarra (FIN) 64 62
QF: vs. [4] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)

Women’s singles qualifying

[PR] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: def. [13] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 61 41 retd
Final rd: def. Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 63 62

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Savannah Challenger
Savannah, Ga. (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[6] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Calvin Hemery (FRA) 67 (8) 76 (4) 76 (4)

Doubles

Benjamin Sigouin / Tristan McCormick (USA)
1st rd: def. Kyrian Jacquet / Matteo Martineau (FRA) 61 46 [10-5]
QF: lost to Matias Franco Descotte (ARG) / Bernard Tomic (AUS) 61 62

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [9] Luca Potenza (ITA) 64 62

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Seoul Open Challenger
Seoul, South Korea (ATP Challenger $160K)

Singles

Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def Hsu Yu Shiou (TPE) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to [2] Christopher Eubanks (USA) 26 63 62

Doubles

Gabriel Diallo / Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
1st rd: def. [4] Anirudh Chandrasekar / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 57 63 [10-6]
QF: lost to Toshihide Matsui / Kaito Uesugi (JPN) 62 36 [10-6]

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Ostrava Group by Moneta
Ostrava, CZE (ATP Challenger €73K)

Singles qualifying

[8] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [ALT] Karol Drzewiecki (POL) 61 36 76 (6)
Final rd: lost to [4] Rudolf Molleker (GER) 62 61

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Women’s Pro Event at Boar’s Head Resort
Charlottesville, VA (ITF $60K)

Singles

[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [5] Yuan Yue (CHN) 75 63

Doubles

[WC] Mélodie Collard / Julia Adams (USA)
1st rd: lost to [4] Jessy Rompies (INA) / Prarthana Thombare (IND) 76 (3) 63

Singles qualifying

[9] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Hiroki Kuwada (JPN) 16 64 60
Final rd: lost to [3] Yuki Naito (JPN) 76 (6) 40 retd

[13] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def Sayaka Ishii (JPN) 62 62
Final rd: lost to [8] Grace Min (USA) 61 64

Kayla Cross
1st rd: def. [7] Daria Kudashova (RUS) 36 61 64
Final rd: def Elysia Bolton (AUS) 63 60

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Fortevillage ITF Trophy
Santa Margherita di Pula, ITA (ITF $25K)

Singles 

[WC] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def [WC] Beatrice Ricci (ITA) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to Dea Herdzelas (BIH) 63 63

Doubles

[4] Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Mariya Kostiuk (UKR)
1st rd: Bye
QF: lost to Barbara Dessolis / Margherita Marcon (ITA) 63 64

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Soca Island Men’s Classic
Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago (ITF 15K)

Singles

[Q] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [Q] Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 76 (4) 76 (3)

[Q] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: lost to [6] Kareem Al Allaf (USA) 61 63

Doubles

Nicaise Muamba / Jody Maginley (ANT)
1st rd: lost to [1] Ezekiel Clark (USA) / Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL) 64 63

Singles qualifying

[9] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: def Ethan Wong (TTO) 61 60
Final rd: def. [7] Alex Jones (USA) 60 64

[2] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: def Emil Trotman (BAR) 60 60
Final rd: def. [12] Chukwudumebi Smarty (USA) 62 62

Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: def [16] Leonardo Vega (USA) 75 61
Final rd: lost to [1] Evan Bynoe (USA) 60 61

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M15 Vero Beach
Vero Beach, Fla. (ITF 15K)

Singles

Dan Martin
1st rd: def Aidan Kim (USA) 60 75
2nd rd: def. [Q] Thomas Brown (USA) 62 61
QF: def [2] Andres Andrade (ECU) 61 75
SF: def. Jacob Brumm (USA) 75 61
F: def [WC] Jaycer Lyeons (USA) 75 16 75

Doubles

Dan Martin / Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN)
1st rd: def. Timothy Phung (USA) / Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (PAK) 62 67 (2) [10-0]
QF: lost to [WC] Kaylan Bigun / Roy Horovitz (USA) 64 26 [10-8]

Singles qualifying

Aleksandar Mitric
1st rd: def. [7] Ignacio Martinez (USA) 62 63
Final rd: lost to [12] Sean Daryabeigi (USA) 64 63

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M15 Kursumlijska Banja
Kursumlijska Banka, Serbia (Men’s and Women’s ITF 15K)

Men’s Singles

[Q] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [Q] Miha Vetrih (SLO) 63 46 60

Women’s Singles

Anna Grubor
1st rd: lost to [WC] Fatma Idrizovic (SRB) 33 retd

Men’s doubles

Marko Stakusic / Dali Blanch (USA)
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Vladimir Kravec (SLO) / Aljaz Jeran (SLO) 63 62

Singles qualifying

[3] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [WC] Nikola Djosic (SUI) 36 64 [10-8]
Final rd: def Alessandro Bellifemine (ITA) 64 67 (4) [10-7]

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Magic Hotel Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Nifemi Akinbiyi
1st rd: lost to Lucie Brun (FRA) 76 62

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15K Kursumlijska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to Anastasija Arsic (SRB) 46 64 [10-3]

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ITF WTT Baseblue Pro Series
Alaminos-Larnaca, Cyprus (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Calvin Thalheimer
1st rd: lost to Markus Wunder (GER) 60 61

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