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A second straight week in France for Félix Auger-Aliassime, while Denis Shapovalov got a wild card and so also is in the Marseille draw.
Alejandro Tabilo returns to action after his Aussie swing. And Filip Peliwo plays his first tournament of 2024, a Challenger in Nottingham.
Three Canadians – Rebecca Marino, Carol Zhao and Stacey Fung – are all at a $100K ITF in Irapuato, Mexico.
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Open 13 Provence
Marseille, France (ATP 250)
Singles
[7] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def [WC] Quentin Halys (FRA) 62 75
2nd rd: lost to Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 64 64
[WC] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: vs. [Q] Hugo Gaston (FRA) 75 16 63
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Cordoba Open
Cordoba, Argentina (ATP 250)
After playing both singles and doubles last weekend in Davis Cup – including a three-setter in the fifth and deciding rubber, the Cana-Chilean decided to take a pass on Cordoba.
It can’t have been that easy a decision; two years ago, Tabilo made his first ATP Tour final there out of the qualifying – beating Cerundolo, Baez and Schwartzman before losing an absolute heartbreaker to Ramos-Viñolas in the final.
Singles
[6] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
Doubles
Alejandro Tabilo / Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI)
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Lexus Nottingham Challenger
Nottingham UK (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[Q] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to Jules Marie (FRA) 76 (1) 61
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Courtney Lock (ZIM)
1st rd: def. [WC] Giles Hussey / George Houghton (GBR) 36 63 [10-7]
QF: lost to Petr Nouza / Patrik Rikl (CZE) 61 60
[ALT] Filip Peliwo (POL) / David Poljak (CZE)
1st rd: lost to [2] Luke Johnson / Ben Jones (GBR) 61 62
Singles qualifying
[2] Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Ben Jones (GBR) 64 64
[11] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [WC] Alexis Canter (GBR) 76 (2) 64
Final rd: def [ALT] Ben Jones (GBR) 63 76 (9)
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Guanajuato Open 2024
Irapuato, Mexico (ITF $100K)
Singles
[6] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def. [Q] Maegan Manasse (USA) 61 64
2nd rd: def. [WC] Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) 62 63
QF: def Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 57 61 64
SF: def. [3] Sachia Vickery (USA) 64 62
F: def. [4] Jule Niemeier (GER) 61 62
Carol Zhao
1st rd: def Elvina Kalieva (USA) 36 63 62
2nd rd: def [7] Solana Sierra (ARG) 62 63
QF: lost to [4] Jule Niemeier (GER) 76 (6) 67 (4) 62
Stacey Fung
1st rd: lost to [3] Sachia Vickery (USA) 75 63
Doubles
Rebecca Marino / Ann Li (USA)
1st rd: def. Maria Fernanda Herazo Gonzalez (COL) / Veronika Miroschnichenko (RUS) 62 63
QF: def. [4] Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) / Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 63 64
SF: def. Marina Melnikova (RUS) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) 61 61
F: lost to [3] Hailey Baptiste / Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 75 64
Singles qualifying
Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: lost to [9] Delayna Hewitt (USA) 62 76 (4)
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Saddlebrook Resort
Wesley Chapel, Fla. (ITF $25K)
Singles
Cadence Brace
1st rd: def. Weronika Falkowska (POL) 46 64 63
2nd rd: lost to [6] Leonie Kung (SUI) 75 75
Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [Q] Taylor Goetz (USA) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to [4] Katarina Kozarov (SRB) 62 46 63
[WC] Jada Bui
1st rd: lost to [4] Katarina Kozarov (SRB) 36 61 61
Doubles
[3] Kayla Cross / Ava Markham (USA)
1st rd: lost to Jaeda Daniel (USA) / Katarina Kozarov (SRB) 36 63 [10-6]
Rhea Verma / Zoe Hitt (USA)
1st rd: lost to Dia Evtimova (BUL) / Marine Partaud (FRA) 60 63
Singles qualifying
[8] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to Petja Drame (SLO) 26 62 [10-8]
[15] Louise Kwong
1st rd: lost to Mary Boyce Deatherage (USA) 64 62
Rhea Verma
1st rd: lost to [5] Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 64 63
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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $25K)
Singles
[Q] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to [4] Polona Hercog (SLO) 62 64
Singles qualifying
Carson Branstine
1st rd: def [WC] Selina Atay (TUR) 60 62
2nd rd: def [11] Nina Vargova (SVK) 62 75
Final rd: def [7] Anna Turati (ITA) 64 46 [10-3]
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City of Sunrise Pro Tennis Classic
Sunrise, Fla. (ITF $15K)
Singles
Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to Marlon Vankan (GER) 63 63
Doubles
Dan Martin / Jody Maginley (ANT)
1st rd: def Nicolas Buitrago / Juan Sebastian Osorio (COL) 64 76 (6)
QF: lost to [4] Harrison Adams (USA) / Alexander Merino (PER) 62 64
Singles qualifying
[15] Marko Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [WC] Kyle Overmyer (USA) 64 61
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Magic Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Kuang Qing Xu
1st rd: def Paul Ender (AUT) 46 62 [10-5]
2nd rd: lost to [10] Aleksandr Lobanov (RUS) 76 62
[WC] Matthias Uwe Kask
1st rd: def Seungmin Park (KOR) 62 64
2nd rd: lost to [2] Giorgio Tabacco (ITA) 61 61
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Thanks for the “streaming” info. I had it, but for other people. Carson Branstine did well in extending her streak on clay, and this is valuable experience. However, she was regrettably mowed down by the experienced Hercog with her slice, volleys and dropshots, esp in the first set. Time to really learn shots on which there’s no emphasis at the Canadian (and American) centers, but are a must on clay. Kudos for the great resilience on her part to overcome a series of 4 surgeries, which might have been avoided though with the appropriate treatment and training at 17.
As usual, Jerry, you make no sense.
Thanks Stephanie. Hope she gets back soon. She was great at BJK.
It’s … a lot to live up to.
Any word on when Marina Stakusic is getting back on court?
She’s training in Florida. Had entered a couple of tournaments in recent weeks but withdrew. Don’t know when she’ll compete.