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The Canadian representation in Cancún for the WTA Finals is the on-fire team of Gaby Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe (who is as Canadian as maple syrup but represents New Zealand).
Beyond that, there are a number of Canadians at Challengers around the planet.
And the centre of Canadian tennis this week is in Edmonton, where a $25K reunites the men and the women and features nine in the women’s singles, and 12 in Men’s singles.
Pan American athletes Rebecca Marino (Midland) and Justin Boulais (Edmonton) make a quick transition to summer outdoors on clay to fall indoors on hard. Not easy.
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Rolex Paris Masters
Paris-Bercy, France (ATP 1000)
Singles
Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 76 (3) 64
2nd rd: lost to [7] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 63 76 (4)
Doubles
Félix Auger-Aliassime / Sebastian Korda (USA)
1st rd: def Sebastian Baez (ARG) / Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 75 63
2nd rd: lost to [4] Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) WALKOVER
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WTA Finals
Cancún, Mexico
Doubles (Mahahuai Group: 3-0)
[7] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
def. [1] Coco Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA) 76 (2) 63
def. [4] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 64 75
def. [6] Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 64 62
SF: lost to [8] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 61 67 (1) [10-6]
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Dow Tennis Classic
Midland, Mich. (WTA 125)
Singles
Rebecca Marino
1st rd: vs [6] Kayla Day (USA) [9] Emiliana Arango (COL) 63 67 (9) 75
2nd rd: lost to Jana Fett (CRO) 57 63 62
Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def [Q] Lulu Sun (SUI) 63 36 75
2nd rd: def [5] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 64 60
QF: lost to [3] Alycia Parks (USA) 75 61
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Jonathan Fried Pro Challenger
Charlottesville, VA (ATP Challenger $80K)
Doubles
Benjamin Sigouin / Hunter Reese (USA)
1st rd: vs. [ALT] Ezekiel Clark (USA) / Gabriel Debru (FRA) 76 (5) 67 (0) [10-3]
QF: lost to Aidan McHugh (GBR) / Tennys Sandgren (USA) 46 64 [10-7]
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NSW Open
Sydney, Australia (ATP Challenger $80K)
Singles
Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to [1] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 63 61
Doubles
Filip Peliwo (POL) / Arthur Weber (FRA)
1st rd: lost to Makoto Ochi / Yuta Shimizu (JPN) 63 60
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Wolffkran Open by Tannenhof
Ismaning, Germany (ATP Challenger €73K)
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Scott Duncan (GBR)
1st rd: lost to [4] Anirudh Chandrasekar / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 67 (5) 76 (1) [10-4]
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Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador (ATP Challenger $80K)
Singles
[5] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [Q] Juan Bautista Torres (ARG) 64 61
2nd rd: vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (BRA) 46 61 62
QF: def. [1] Federico Coria (ARG) 67 (4) 64 64
SF: def. Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) 63 64
F: def. [2/WC] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 62 62
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Edmonton National Bank Challenger
Edmonton, AB (ITF Men’s and Women’s $25K)
Women’s singles
Kayla Cross
1st rd: def Cadence Brace (CAN) WALKOVER
2nd rd: lost to [4] Justina Mikylskyte (LTU) 63 60
[WC] Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: def. [Q] Amy Zhu (USA) 62 61
2nd rd: lost to [8] Urszula Radwanska (POL) 46 76 (2) 60
[WC] Alexia Jacobs (CAN)
1st rd: def [WC] Martyna Ostrzygalo (CAN) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Kylie Mckenzie (USA) 64 63
[Q] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: lost to [1] Arina Rodionova (AUS) 62 62
[Q] Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: def. Nagi Hanatani (JPN) 64 63
2nd rd: lost to [5] Liv Hovde (USA) 62 63
[Q] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to Mana Kawamura (JPN) 46 75 62
[WC] Martyna Ostrzygalo
1st rd: lost to [WC] Alexia Jacobs (CAN) 62 63
Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to Kayla Cross (CAN) WALKOVER
[WC] Sophie Stanton
1st rd: lost to [8] Urszula Radwanska (POL) 63 61
Men’s singles
[6] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Marko Stakusic (CAN) 61 64
2nd rd: def. Colin Markes (USA) 61 76 (5)
QF: def [1] Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 76 (4) 64
SF: def [4] Liam Draxl (CAN) 64 61
F: def. [5] Giles Hussey(GBR) 36 76 (1) 60
[4] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def [WC] Christophe Clément (CAN) 63 60
2nd rd: def [Q] Nicolas Ian Kotzen (USA) 63 64
QF: def [PR] Enzo Wallart (FRA) 60 62
SF: lost to [6] Justin Boulais (CAN) 64 61
Dan Martin
1st rd: def. [Q] Evan Bynoe (USA) 61 75
2nd rd: lost to [2] Charles Broom (GBR) 63 63
Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL) 64 76 (1)
2nd rd: lost to [3] Clément Chidekh (FRA) 62 60
[Q] Sasha Trkulja
1st rd: def. [Q] Oren Vasser (USA) 60 61
3nd rd: lost to [7] Andres Martin (USA) 64 62
[WC] Jonathan Sorbo
1st rd: lost to Leo Withoontien (JPN) 62 62
Taha Baadi
1st rd: lost to [5] Giles Hussey (GBR) 62 62
Brayden Schnur
1st rd: lost to Collin Altamirano (USA) 64 26 64
Marko Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [6] Justin Boulais (CAN) 61 64
[Q] Xu Kuang Qing
1st rd: lost to [1] Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 64 76 (3)
[WC] Christophe Clément
1st rd: lost to [4] Liam Draxl (CAN) 63 60
[WC] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [8] Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) 75 67 (6) 75
[WC] Kaetan Mehta
1st rd: lost to [PR] Enzo Wallert (FRA) 62 61
Women’s doubles
[3] Kayla Cross / Liv Hovde (USA)
1st rd: def. [WC] Jada Bui / Sophie Stanton (CAN) 63 46 [10-7]
QF: vs. Carolyn Ansari / Carolyn Campana (USA) 57 61 [10-7]
SF: def Ariana Arseneault (CAN) / Amy Zhu (USA) 62 64
F: def [2] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 46 64 [10-7]
Isabelle Boulais / Layne Sleeth
1st rd: def. Haley Giavara / Kylie Mckenzie (USA) 60 46 [10-6]
QF: def [4] Mana Ayukawa / Mana Kawamura (JPN) 60 61
SF: lost to [2] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 22 retd
Ariana Arseneault / Amy Zhu (USA)
1st rd: def [1] Sara Beth Grey / Eden Silva (GBR) 76 (3) 67 (6) [10-3]
QF: vs. Marine Partaud / Caroline Romeo (FRA) 60 16 [12-10]
SF: lost to [3] Kayla Cross (CAN) / Liv Hovde (USA) 62 64
Cadence Brace / Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: vs. Chelsea Fontenel (SUI) / Ana Grubor (CAN) 76 (3) 76 (5)
QF: lost to [2] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) WALKOVER
Ana Grubor / Chelsea Fontenel (SUI)
1st rd: vs. Cadence Brace / Scarlett Nicholson (CAN) 76 (3) 76 (5)
[WC] Jada Bui / Sophie Stanton
1st rd: lost to [3] Kayla Cross / Liv Hovde (USA) 63 46 [10-7]
[WC] Ellie Daniels / Martyna Ostrzygalo
1st rd: lost to [2] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 61 76 (3)
[WC] Gianna Obiniye / Danielle Wilson (USA)
1st rd: lost to Carolyn Ansari / Carolyn Campana (USA) 46 63 [10-8]
Louise Kwong / Anna Ulyashchenko (USA)
1st rd: lost to Marine Partaud / Caroline Romeo (FRA) WALKOVER
Men’s doubles
[3] Justin Boulais / Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL)
1st rd: def Kaetan Mehta / Emmett Potter (CAN) 63 64
QF: def Ishaan Ravichander (USA) / Leo Vithoontien (JPN) WALKOVER
SF: def. Henry Lieberman / Oren Vasser (USA) 75 61
F: lost to Vasilios Caripi (RSA) / Giles Hussey (GBR) WALKOVER
[2] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Taha Baadi
1st rd: def Thomas Brown / Andres Martin (USA) 63 67 (4) [13-11]
QF: def Henry Barrett / Colin Markes (USA) 62 62
SF: lost to Vasilios Caripi (RSA) / Giles Hussey (GBR) 64 46 [10-7]
Dan Martin / Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to Henry Lieberman / Oren Vasser (USA) 63 57 [14-12]
Liam Draxl / Jonathan Sorbo (CAN)
1st rd: lost to Henry Barrett / Colin Markes (USA) 36 63 [10-8]
Kaetan Mehta / Emmett Potter
1st rd: lost to [3] Justin Boulais (CAN) / Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL) 63 64
Eloi Roux / Drew Van Orderlain (USA)
1st rd: Ishaan Ravichander (USA) / Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 61 60
[WC] Christophe Clément / Xu Kuang Qing
1st rd: lost to [1] Charles Broom / Ben Jones (GBR) 64 64
Sid Donarski / You Junghee
1st rd: lost to Clément Chidekh / Enzo Wallart (FRA) 63 61
Women’s singles qualifying
[2] Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: Bye
FInal rd: def. [15] Danielle Willson (USA) 76 (4) 62
[6] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def. Rhea Verma (CAN) 61 64
[7] Ana Grubor
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def. [9] Mana Ayakuwa (JPN) 75 63
Jada Bui
1st rd: def. [11] Anna Ulyashchenko (USA) 63 57 [10-4]
Final rd: lost to [5] Weronika Bazak (POL) 62 64
Ellie Daniels
1st rd: def. [14] Louise Kwong (CAN) 63 62
Final rd: lost to [3] Chelsea Fontenel (SUI) 76 (7) 46 [10-7]
Thea Verma
1st rd: def. [16] Scarlett Nicholson (CAN) 62 62
Final rd: lost to [6] Layne Sleeth (CAN) 61 64
[14] Louise Kwong
1st rd: lost to Ellie Daniels (CAN) 63 62
Nifemi Akinbiyi
1st rd: lost to [15] Danielle Willson (USA) 64 60
Catherine Gagnon
1st rd: lost to [9] Mana Ayakuwa (JPN) 76 (6) 60
Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: lost to Thea Verma (CAN) 62 62
[WC] Gianna Oboniye
1st rd: lost to [10] Savanna Ly-Nguyen (VIE) 62 60
Men’s singles qualifying
[7] Xu Kuang Qing
1st rd: def. Henry Barrett (USA) 62 61
Final rd: def. Emmett Potter (CAN) 62 61
[9] Sasha Trkulja
1st rd: def. Piotr Lada (USA) 60 61
Final rd: def. [2] Thomas Brown (USA) 64 26 [11-9]
[3] You Junghee
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: lost to [13] Henry Lieberman (USA) 61 61
[10] Sid Donarski
1st rd: def Joshua Jacobs (USA) 61 60
Final rd: lost to [5] Ishaan Ravichander (USA) 76 (5) 76 (4)
[13] Andre Szilvassy
1st rd: def. Kai Baerg (CAN) 64 62
Final rd: lost to [1] Evan Bynoe (USA) 63 63
Kai Baerg
1st rd: lost to [13] Andre Szilvassy (CAN) 64 62
Frederick McRae
1st rd: def. [15] Anirudh Rao (USA) 36 62 [10-3]
Final rd: lost to [6] Drew Van Orderlain (USA) 60 60
Calvin Thalheimer
1st rd: def. [16] Eloi Roux (CAN) 64 64
Final rd: lost to [8] Nicolas Ian Kotzen (USA) 61 62
Emmett Potter
1st rd: def. [14] Vasilios Caripi (RSA) 26 76 (3) [10-2]
Final rd: lost to [7] Xu Kuang Qing (CAN0 62 61
[16] Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to Calvin Thalheimer 64 64
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M25 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Thomas Sorensen
1st rd: lost to Stephanoe Schinas (GRE) 36 76 (2) [10-7]
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Magic Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: lost to Aleksei Mokrov (RUS) 62 60
Rowan Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to Riccardo Campagnola (ITA) 61 63
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