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The summer season is beginning in earnest on the hard courts, although Denis Shapovalov won’t be a part of the start of it, out in both D.C. and at home at the National Bank Open.
But everyone else is around – including the return of Milos Raonic to Toronto after five years away.
It’s the biggest week of tennis in Canada every year and WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
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Omnium Banque Nationale
Montreal, Canada (WTA 1000)
Singles
[WC] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. [Q] Peyton Stearns (USA) 63 62
2nd rd: def. [11] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 75 57 63
3rd rd: lost to [Q] Danielle Collins (USA) 62 63
[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to [Q] Camila Giorgi (ITA) 63 62
[WC] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: 1st rd: lost to [Q] Katie Boulter (GBR) 63 61
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Donna Vekic (CRO) 63 46 [10-8]
2nd rd: lost to Latisha Chan (TPE) / Yang Zhaoxhan (CHN) 26 62 [10-4]
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard / Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to [6] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 67 (6) 64 [10-8]
[WC] Marina Stakusic / Carol Zhao
1st rd: def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Zhu Lin (CHN) 64 36 [11-9]
2nd rd: lost to [4] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 36 63 [10-6]
Singles qualifying
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [3] Danielle Collins (USA) 61 16 61
[WC] Katherine Sebov (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [6] Peyton Stearns (USA) 46 63 61
[WC] Carol Zhao (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [10] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 63 63
[WC] Marina Stakusic (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [2] Alycia Parks (USA) 46 64 75
[WC] Mia Kupres (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [7] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 26 62 60
[WC] Bianca Jolie Fernandez (CAN)
1st rd: vs [1] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 61 63
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National Bank Open
Toronto, Canada (ATP 1000)
Singles
[10] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to [Q] Max Purcell (AUS) 64 64
[WC] Milos Raonic
1st rd: def [9] Frances Tiafoe (USA) 67 (12) 76 (4) 63
2nd rd: def. [Q] Taro Daniel (JPN) 64 63
3rd rd: lost to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 63 63
[WC] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def Dan Evans (GBR) 76 (4) 75
2nd rd: lost to Alex de Minaur (AUS) 64 75
[WC] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: lost to [Q] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 64 64
[WC] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: 1st rd: lost to Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 62 46 64
Doubles
[WC] Vasek Pospisil / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
1st rd: def [WC] Benjamin Sigouin / Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) 75 64
2nd rd: lost to [6] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) 62 64
[WC] Benjamin Sigouin / Kelsey Stevenson (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [WC] Vasek Pospisil / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 75 64
[ALT] Peter Polansky / Adil Shamasdin
1st rd: vs. [6] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) 63 62
[WC] Alexis Galarneau / Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to [7] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 64 62
Singles qualifying
[WC] Brayden Schnur (CAN)
1st rd: def. [9] Maxime Cressy (USA) 46 76 (2) 75
Final rd: lost to 62 61
[PR] Peter Polansky (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [5] Max Purcell (AUS) 62 64
[WC] Liam Draxl (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [8] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 76 (6) 64
[WC] Justin Boulais (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [6] Corentin Moutet (FRA) 60 63
[WC] Dan Martin (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [1] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 63 64
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RD Open
Santo Domingo, DR (ATP Challenger $160K)
Singles
[2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [Q] Kyle Seelig (USA) 75 63
2nd rd: def. [WC] Gonzalo Lama (CHI) 63 60
QF: lost to [8] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 64 62
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Banja Luka Open
Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzogovna (ATP Challenger €118K)
Doubles
Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Tennyson Whiting (USA)
1st rd: lost to [WC] Vladan Tadic (BIH) / Marko Topo (GER) 61 64
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Koser Jeweler Tennis Challenger
Landisville, PA (ITF $100K)
Singles
Stacey Fung
1st rd: lost to Jamie Loeb (USA) 16 75 64
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Engie Open
Brasilia, Brazil (ITF $80K)
Singles
[Q] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to Lulu Sun (SUI) 62 60
Singles qualifying
[12] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def [WC] Maria Luisa Oliveira (BRA) 62 63
FInal rd: def. [6] Yuliana Monroy (COL) 64 61
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Herzlia Open 2023
Herzlia, Israel (ITF $25K)
Singles
[2] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Jordan Hasson (ISR) 61 61
2nd rd: def [WC] Ben Weintraub (ISR) 76 (5) 63
QF: def. Ron Ellouck (ISR) 61 64
SF: lost to [5] Orel Kimhi (ISR) 60 64
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M25K Southhaven, MS
Southhaven, Miss. (ITF $25K)
Singles
Taha Baadi
1st rd: lost to [WC] Andrew Fenty (USA) 63 64
Doubles
Jonathan Sorbo / Taha Baadi
1st rd: def. Andrei Duarte (COL) / Nicholas Heng (USA) 76 (3) 16 [11-9]
QF: lost to [2] Kareem Al Allaf (USA) / Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL) 62 60
Singles qualifying
[5] Jonathan Sorbo
1st rd: lost to Fabien Salle (FRA) 64 62
Exciting to see Gaby and Erin team up! I hope they do well a become a permanent team.