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A ton of Canadian content Tuesday – including Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez on the stadium court with very challenging first rounds.

As well, the all-Canuckian team of Genie Bouchard and Rebecca Marino played doubles, along with the Cana-Cana-Kiwi duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe.

And Caroline Wozniacki (who got a MUCH better draw than either Andreescu or Fernandez even though all three played qualifiers – the draw gods have spoken) returned after 2 1/2 years and two kids away. And won easily.

(Prague is six hours ahead of EDT; Montreal is on EDT)

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Omnium Banque Nationale
Location: Montreal, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 7 – 13, 2023
Prize money: $2,788,46803
Draws: S56 – D32

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [5] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 46 62

[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs. [PR] Jennifer Brady (USA) 66 – suspended

Sloane Stephens (USA) def. [16] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) WALKOVER

Singles, first round

[WC] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. [Q] Peyton Stearns (USA) 63 62
[Q] Camila Giorgi (ITA) def [WC] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 63 62

[9] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def. Mayar Sherif (EGY) 64 62
[10] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Elise Mertens (BEL) 64 62
[11] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Paula Badosa (ESP) [Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) 64 62
[14] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 76 (4) 62
[15] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 46 62 63

Anna Blinkova (RUS) def Zhang Shuai (CHN) 46 62 63
[Q] Danielle Collins (USA) def Elina Svitolina (UKR) 62 62
Petra Martic (CRO) def. [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) [LL] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 60 64
[Q] Alycia Parks (USA) def Lauren Davis (USA) 75 46 62
Linda Noskova (CZE) [LL] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 63 64
[WC] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. [Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 62 62
Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 62 16 63

Doubles, first round

[6] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. [WC] Eugenie Bouchard / Rebecca Marino (CAN) 67 (6) 64 [10-8]

[8] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) def. Latisha Chan (TPE) / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 76 (5) 75

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ingrid Neel (EST) def Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 63 67 (4) [10-4]

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