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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – After a disappointing US Open on the singles side – whether because of no-shows or early exit – the women werecarrying the day in doubles with Leylah Fernandez already into the quarterfinals.

Tne Cana-Kiwi duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe ended up winning … all the simoleons. First women’s doubles Grand Slam title for Canada.

Beyond that, there are six men’s Challengers, but not many Canadians playing them.

The two players who may well see a lot of action in Davis Cup – Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau – haven’t played a match since losing in the first round of the US Open qualifying.

That was nearly two weeks ago, with another week-plus to go before the ties in Bologna.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Sept. 3, 2023 (final results)

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US Open
Flushing Meadows, NY (Grand Slam) 

Women’s doubles

[16] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def. Lauren Davis (USA) / Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) 46 61 60
2nd rd: def Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) / Zhu Lin (CHN) 63 36 63
3rd rd: def. [PR] Barbora Strycova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) WALKOVER
QF: def. [6] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Taylor Townsend (USA) 26 63 76 [10-8]
SF: def. [8] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Wang Xinyu (TPE) 61 76 (4)
F: def. [12] Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 76 (9) 63

[6] Leylah Fernandez / Taylor Townsend (USA)
1st rd: def. [WC] Olivia Center / Kate Fatih (USA) 60 63
2nd rd: def. Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova (ESP) 62 75
3rd rd: def. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) / Donna Vekic (CRO) 76 (3) 61
QF: lost to [16] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 26 63 76 [10-8]

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Road to the Rolex Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China (ATP Challenger $130K)

Singles

Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [3] Marc Polmans (AUS) 61 63
2nd rd: lost to Li Tu (AUS) 76 (5) 62

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NO OPEN powered by EVN
Tulin, Austria (ATP Challenger €118K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to Timo Stodder (GER) 16 62 61

Doubles

Steven Diez / Jelle Sels (NED)
1st rd: lost to Vit Kopriva / Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) 46 62 [10-7]

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Cassis Open Provence
Cassis, France (ATP Challenger €73K)

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [5] Christian Langmo (USA)

Doubles

Juan Carlos Aguilar / Jody Maginley (ANT)
1st rd: lost to Billy Harris (GBR) / Adam Taylor (AUS) 75 63

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Ando Securities Open Tokyo 2023
Tokyo, Japan (ITF $100K)

Singles

[Q] Carol Zhao
1st rd: vs Sujeong Jang (KOR) 63 16 62
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Yuki Naito (JPN) 64 63

Singles qualifying

[3] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def Erina Hayashi (JPN) 63 61
Final rd: def [10] Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) 63 62

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Uchiyama Cup Week 1
Sapporo, Japan (ITF $25K)

Doubles

Chih Chi Huang / Yuta Kikuchi (JPN)
1st rd: def. Yunseok Jang / Woobin Shin (KOR) 57 61 [12-10]
QF: def. [2] Sora Fukuda / Seita Watanabe (JPN) 57 75 [15-13]
SF: def Yuhei Kono / Naoki Nakagawa (JPN) 60 63
F: lost to [4] Sho Katayama / Takero Yuzuki (JPN) 64 64

Singles qualifying

[13] Chih Chi Huang
1st rd: def Shunsuke Nakatsugawa (JPN) 61 61
Final rd: lost to [2] Tomohiro Masabayashi (JPN) 63 63

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W25 Frydek Mistek
Frydek Mistek, Czechia (ITF $25K)

Singles qualifying

Tereza Suzen
1st rd: lost to Ema Harajda (CZE) 63 61

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Bright Trophy
Constanta, Romania (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Razvan Baiant
1st rd: lost to [15] Simone Agostini (ITA) 36 63 [107-7]

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Magic Tour by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)   

Singles qualifying

Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to [11] Lakshmi Gowda (IND) 62 76 (8)

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