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ROLAND GARROS – Most of the top Canadian players are in Paris for Roland Garros this week (and hopefully into next week), while those who didn’t qualify are gone, but don’t seem to be appearing anywhere else on the Challenger or ITF circuit.

But there are plenty of others, including at some of the lower-level ITF tournaments.

Quebecer Alexis Galarneau, who missed the cut for Roland Garros qualifying, returns to action at a Challenger in Arkansas this week, on hard court.

Canucks This Week – Week ending May 28, 2023 (final results)

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Roland Garros
Paris, France (Grand Slam) 

Women’s singles

Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: def [18] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 26 63 64
2nd rd: def. [WC] Emma Navarro (USA) 61 64
3rd rd: lost to Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 61 61

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def [21] Magda Linette (POL) 63 16 63
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Clara Tauson (DEN) 63 57 64

Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to Diana Shnaider (RUS)

Men’s singles

[10] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to Fabio Fognini (ITA) 64 64 63

[26] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def. Brandon Nakashima (USA) 64 75 46 36 64
2nd rd: def Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 62 36 63 63
3rd rd: lost to [1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 61 64 62

Women’s doubles

[8] Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
1st rd: def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) / Tatjana Maria (GER) 62 62
2nd rd: def. [ALT] Dalma Galfi (HUN) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 46 62 75
3rd rd: vs. [10] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Taylor Townsend (USA)

[10] Leylah Fernandez / Taylor Townsend (USA)
1st rd: def. Sara Errani (ITA) / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 75 76 (3)
2nd rd: def. Ingrid Neel (EST) / Wu Fang-Hsien (TPE) 62 61
3rd rd: vs. [8] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA)

Rebecca Marino / Zhu Lin (CHN)
1st rd: lost to [11] Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 75 75

Mixed doubles

Gabriela Dabrowski / Nathaniel Lammons (USA)
1st rd: def. [WC] Chloe Paquet / Lucas Pouille (FRA) 67 (3) 62 [10-8]
2nd rd: vs. Taylor Townsend (USA) / Jamie Murray (GBR)

Bianca Andreescu / Michael Venus (NZL)
1st rd: def. Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Kevin Krawietz (GER) 26 61 [10-8]
2nd rd: vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Mate Pavic (CRO)

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UAMS Health Little Rock Open
Little Rock, ARK (ATP Challenger $80K) 

Singles

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: vs [6] Juan Pablo Ficovich (ARG) 76 (2) 62
2nd rd: def. Alex Michelsen (USA) 36 63 63
QF: lost to [Q] Adam Walton (AUS) 64 61

Doubles

Alexis Galarneau / Nicolas Moremo De Alboran (USA)
1st rd: def. [2] Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / Ruben Gonzalez (PHI) 63 64
QF: def. [WC] Ryan Harrison / Vasil Kirkov (USA) 63 57 [10-8]
SF: def. Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) / Calum Puttergill (AUS) 60 63
F: vs. JiSung Nam (KOR) / Artem Sitak (NZL)

Kelsey Stevenson / Calum Puttergill (AUS)
1st rd: def. Viktor Durasovic (NOR) / Matek Gengel (CZE) 64 64
QF: def. Aziz Dougaz (TUN) / Antoine Escoffier (FRA) 60 76 (5)
SF: lost to Alexis Galarneau (CAN) / Nicolas Moremo De Alboran (USA) 60 63

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BTC City Open Otocec 2023
Otocec, Slovenia (ITF $40K)

Singles

[JE] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def Gabriela Lee (ROU) 75 57 75
2nd rd: def [5] Bai Zhuoxuan (CHN) 75 75
3rd rd: lost to [12] Elvina Kalieva (USA) 36 62 63

[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [Q] Gina Feistel (POL) 64 61

Doubles

[4] Kayla Cross / Sofia Sewing (USA)
1st rd: def [WC] Meta Marenk / Anamari Znuderl (SLO) 61 62
QF: def. Sada Nahimana (BDI) / Ivana Sebestova (CZE) 76 (3) 64
SF: def. [WC] Kristina Novak / Lara Smejkal (SLO) 62 36 [12-10]
F: lost to [1] Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) / Elvina Kalieva (USA) 62 63

Victoria Mboko / Saumya Vig (IND)
1st rd: lost to Sada Nahimana (BDI) / Ivana Sebestova (CZE) 64 75

Singles qualifying

[2] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def. Victoria Borodulina (RUS) 64 76 (3)
Final rd: def [15] Enola Chiesa (ITA) 61 46 63

[14] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def [ALT] Saumya Vig (IND) 36 63 61
Final rd: lost to [6] Anika Jaskova (SVK) 62 61

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XX Montemor Ladies Open 2023
Montemor-O-Novo, Portugal (ITF $40K) 

Singles

Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Matilde Jorge (POR) 61 46 64

Doubles

[4] Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Emma Wilson (GBR)
1st rd: vs. Sana Garakani / Sara Lanca (POR) 61 60
QF: def. Elena Micic (AUS) / Sevil Yuldasheva (UZB) 61 64
SF: lost to [2] Eudice Chong (HKG) / Arianne Hartono (NED) 62 62

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Astrid Bowl
Charleroi, Belgium (ITF Junior J300)

Boys’ singles

[2] Keegan Rice
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Cyrus Mahjoob (USA) 63 67 (2) 61

Girls’ singles

Naomi Xu
1st rd: lost to [Q] Leena Friedman (USA) 64 76 (1)

Girls’ doubles

[7] Naomi Xu / Ashton Bowers (USA)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Amy Sucha / Vendula Valdmannova (CZE) 62 64

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Kiseljak Open 2023
Kiseljak, BIH (ITF $25K) 

Singles

[Q] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [SE] Andrej Nedic (BIH) 36 62 61

Doubles

Marko Stakusic / Mirza Basic (BIH)
1st rd: lost to [1] Matthew Romios / Brandon Walkin (AUS) 63 67 (5) [10-7]

Singles qualifying

[5] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Leo Lukic (CAN) 60 61
Final rd: def. Andrej Krajcik (SVK) 26 62 [10-6]

Leo Lukic
1st rd: def. [WC] Kemal Asotic (BIH) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to [5] Marko Stakusic (CAN) 60 61

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PL International Tournament Rome 2023
Rome, Italy (ITF $25K)

Singles

[4] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to Luca Potenza (ITA) 63 62

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RSF Pro Open
Rancho Sante Fe. Calif (ITF $15K)

Singles

Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def [5] Gage Brymer (USA) 76 (2) 61
2nd rd: def [Q] Pablo Masjuan Ginel (ESP) 61 64
QF: lost to [3] Colin Sinclair (NMI) 63 60

Doubles

[2] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Joe Tyler (GBR)
1st rd: def. Robin Catry (FRA) / Braden Shick (USA) 76 (6) 63
QF: def Daniel De Jonge (NED) / Edward Winter (AUS) 75 26 [10-7]
SF: lost to Jack Anthrop / Bryce Nakashima (USA) 76 (1) 16 [10-4]

Singles qualifying

[15] Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: lost to [WC] Trevor Svajda (USA) 61 61

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Bright Trophy
Constanta, Romania (ITF $15K)

Singles

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: lost to Petr Nesterov (BUL) 63 64

Doubles

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica / Piotr Kusiewicz (POL)
1st rd: vs. Tudor Stefan Gheorghita / Calin Manda (ROU) 64 42 retd
QF: lost to [2] Petr Nesterov (BUL) / Olaf Pieczkowski (POL) 60 60

Razvan Baiant / Mateo Bejenaru (ROU)
1st rd: lost to Dragos Nicolae Cazacu / Mihai Razvan Marinescu (ROU) 75 62

Singles qualifying

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def. Dario Alexandru Ciobotaru (ROU) 63 62
2nd rd: def. [12] Dragos Petre Popeanga (ROU) 63 60
Final rd: def. [4] Nicolas Bruna (CHI) 64 76 (5)

[14] Razvan Baiant
1st rd: def Calin Postea (ROU) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to Vadym Konovchuk (UKR) 60 26 [10-7]

Nicolas Ion
1st rd: lost to Cosmin Ontica (ROU) 62 61

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