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The ATP Tour is back on this week, after the Davis Cup week last week.

But the Canadians aren’t part of the action yet, with Félix Auger-Aliassime playing Laver Cup in Vancouver.

On the women’s side, a big Canadian contingent in Guadalajara includes qualifier Carol Zhao, wild card Genie Bouchard – and, with the cutoff dropping like a stone in the last few weeks, the WTA-level debut of Stacey Fung. And Leylah Fernandez.

For the second straight week, Bianca Andreescu is MIA.

Katherine Sebov, who certainly could have played Guadalajara, has opted for a $60K ITF in California.

And some of the Canadian Davis Cuppers are scheduled to turn it around quickly and play the Challenger in Colombus – Alexis Galarneau, Vasek Pospisil and Kelsey Stevenson.)

Canucks This Week – Week ending Sept. 17, 2023 (final results)

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Guadalajara Open AKRON
Guadalajara, Mexico (WTA 1000)

Singles

~~Bianca Andreescu~~

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def [Q] Asia Muhammad (USA) 61 63
2nd rd: def. [13] Elise Mertens (BEL) 63 64
3rd rd: def. Emma Navarro (USA) 62 63
QF: vs. Sofia Kenin (USA)

[WC] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: def Renata Zarazua (MEX) 61 76 (4)
2nd rd: lost to [7] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 62 67 (4) 64

Stacy Fung
1st rd: lost to Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 63 26 60

[Q] Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to Sofia Kenin (USA) 64 63

Doubles

[2] Leylah Fernandez / Taylor Townsend (USA)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Ons Jabeur (TUN) / Peyton Stearns (USA) 64 64
QF: vs. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) / Mayar Sherif (EGY) (Thursday)

[3] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Arantxa Rus (NED) 63 46 [11-9]
QF: vs Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ingrid Neel (EST) (Thursday)

[WC] Genie Bouchard / Maria Fernanda Navarro-Oliva (MEX)
1st rd: lost to Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 64 76 (6)

Singles qualifying

[7] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def. Ellen Perez (AUS) 64 64
Final rd: def. [11] Raveena Kingsley (USA) 75 63

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Guangzhou Open
Guangzhou, China (WTA 250)

Singles

Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to [Q] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 64 63

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Zhuhai Championships
Zhuhai, China (ATP 250)

Singles qualifying

Filip Peliwo
1st rd: lost to [2] Dane Sweeny (AUS) 16 62 62

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Columbus Challenger
Columbus, Ohio (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[4] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def. Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) 75 26 75
2nd rd: vs. [WC] James Tracy (USA)

[6] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def Juan Pablo Ficovich (ARG) 64 63
2nd rd: vs. Laurent Lokoli (FRA)

[WC] Justin Boulais
1st rd: lost to [WC] James Tracy (USA) 63 75

Doubles

Kelsey Stevenson / Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG)
1st rd: lost to [4] Tristan Schoolkate / Adam Walton (AUS) 75 63

Singles qualifying

[PR] Brayden Schnur
1st rd: lost to [3] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) 76 (11) 76 (5)

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BCR Sibiu Open
Sibiu, Romania (ATP Challenger €73K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to Riccardo Bonadio (ITA) 62 75

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Challenger Dove Men+Care
Antofagasta, Chile (ATP Challenger $130K)

Singles

[3] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Tristan Boyer (USA) 63 16 76 (9)

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Berkeley Tennis Club W60K
Berkeley, Calif. (ITF $60K)

Singles

[3] Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def [Q] Maria Kozyreva (RUS) 63 63
2nd rd: vs. [Q] Ellie Douglas (USA)

[SR] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def. Liv Hovde (USA) 75 63
2nd rd: vs. Victoria Mboko (CAN)

Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def. [7] Marcela Zacarias (MEX) 62 62
2nd rd: vs. [SR] Marina Stakusic (CAN)

[Q] Jessica Luisa Alsola
1st rd: def [Q] Kylie Mckenzie (USA) 62 62
2nd rd: vs. [Q] Allie Kiick (USA)

Doubles

Katherine Sebov / Sophie Chang (USA)
1st rd: lost to Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 60 64

Victoria Mboko / Whitney Osuigwe (USA)
1st rd: lost to Liv Hovde / Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 76 (5) 63

Jessica Luisa Alsola / Mao Mushika (JPN)
1st rd: lost to Rasheda McAdoo / Marine Partaud (FRA) 46 64 [11-9]

Singles qualifying

[WC] Jessica Luisa Alsola
1st rd: def. [6] Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) 16 62 63
Final rd: def. [WC] Makenna Thiel (USA) 60 75

Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [16] Sabastiani Leon (USA) 61 61

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VII Internacional Femenino Ciudad de Ceuta
Ceuta, Spain (ITF $25K)

Singles

Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to [4] Katarina Kazarov (SRB) 46 63 63

Doubles

Cadence Brace / Danielle Willson (USA)
1st rd: lost to Anastasiia Grechkina / Polina Leykina (RUS) 62 75

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

Doubles

Aurel Ciocanu / Jean-Christian Morandais (FRA)
1st rd: def [WC] Shivank Bhatnagar / Sarthak Suden (IND) 62 60
QF: vs. [2] Isaac Nortey (GHA) / Karan Singh (IND)

Singles qualifying

[11] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: def Emmanuel Munoz (DOM) 60 62
2nd rd: def. Aaron Gil Garcia (ESP) 64 57 [10-5]
Final rd: lost to [5] Devin Badenhorst (RSA) 63 62