February 3, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Canucks This Week – Week ending April 14, 2024 (final results)

Canucks

The first major clay-court event of the spring dirt season is upon us.

And unseeded Félix Auger-Aliassime was the only participant in Monte Carlo, where he met qualifier Luca Nardi in the first round

He was staring the barrel of a rematch with Carlos Alcaraz. But Alcaraz is out, so it wass lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego instead. It was a great opportunity, but he didn’t take it.

On the women’s side, it’s a BJK Cup week, and the Canadians don’t have to play this round.

So there are no WTA Tour-level events (or any WTA 125 events, even). Any opportunities have to be at the ITF level. And no Canadians taking in the two bigger ones.

The big winner is Stacy Fung, who reached the final of a $25K ITF in Osaka, Japan.

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Rolex Monte Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco (ATP 1000)
 

Singles

Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def [Q] Luca Nardi (ITA) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [LL] Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 64 75

Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [Q] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to [8] Casper Ruud (NOR) 62 64

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Morelos Open
Cuernavaca, Mexico (ATP Challenger)
 

Singles

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def [1] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 75 10 retd
2nd rd: def. [Q] Facundo Mena (ARG) 76 (6) 61
QF: lost to [6] Maxime Cressy (USA) 64 76 (5)

[WC] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def. [7] Gijs Brouwer (NED) 61 62
2nd rd: vs. Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) 67 (1) 64 62
QF: lost to [Q] Nicolas Mejia (COL) 64 64

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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open
Sarasota, Fla. (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[7/WC] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [Q] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) 76 (4) 76 (7)
2nd rd: def. Tristan Boyer (USA) 67 (4) 63 64
QF: vs. [3] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) (Friday, 1 p.m.)

Doubles

Kelsey Stevenson / Ajeet Rai (NZL)
1st rd: lost to Ethan Quinn / Tennys Sandgren (USA) 64 76 (5)

Benjamin Sigouin / Alexander Ritschard (SUI)
1st rd: lost to [1] William Blumberg (USA) / Luis David Martinez (VEN) 64 62

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Seims Cup
Osaka, Japan (ITF $25K)

Singles

[6] Stacey Fung
1st rd: def [Q] Momoko Kobori (JPN) 64 26 76 (3)
2nd rd: def. Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 63 64
QF: def. [4] Hanna Chang (USA) 64 61
SF: def. [1] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 63 61
F: lost to Sayaka Ishii (JPN) 61 36 63

Doubles

Stacey Fung / Hanna Chang (USA)
1st rd: lost to Momoko Kobori (JPN) / Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) 63 63

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Hammamet Open
Hammamet, Tunisia (Men’s & Women’s ITF $25K)

Women’s singles

Carson Branstine

Men’s singles qualifying

Andre Szilvassy
1st rd: lost to Matteo De Vincentis (ITA) 62 57 [10-4]

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MNO Tennis Series
Boca Raton, Fla. (ITF $25K)

Singles

Cadence Brace

[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def Robin Anderson (USA) 61 63
2nd rd: lost to [8] Maya Joint (AUS) 61 61

Doubles

[2] Kayla Cross / Jessie Aney (USA)
1st rd: lost to Rasheeda McAdoo / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 62 67 (4) [10-7]

Singles qualifying

Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [WC] Lexington Reed (USA) 64 63
Final rd: def [9] Maria Kononova (RUS) 63 63

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Egypt 11 Sharm El Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (ITF $25K)   

Singles qualifying

Razvan Baiant
1st rd: lost to Dorian Tremblay (FRA) 64 64

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Magic Hotel Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF Men’s $15K)   

Singles

[2] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [WC] Jake Van Emburgh (USA) 64 64
2nd rd: lost to [PR] Kristjan Tamm (LAT) 62 16 75

[Q] Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [1] Giles Hussey (GBR) 36 62 61

[WC] Christopher Heck
1st rd: lost to [WC] Louay Makke (LBN) 60 62

Doubles

Filip Peliwo (POL) / Jacopo Bilardo (ITA)
1st rd: def Dan Martin (CAN) / Abraham Asaba (GHA) 62 76 (6)
QF: lost to [3] James Davis / Giles Hussey (GBR) 62 61

Dan Martin / Abraham Asaba (GHA)
1st rd: lost to Filip Peliwo (POL) / Jacopo Bilardo (ITA) 62 76 (6)

Christopher Heck / Jake Van Emburgh
1st rd: lost to [3] James Davis / Giles Hussey (GBR) 61 61

Singles qualifying

Dan Martin
1st rd: def Paul Howe (AUS) 62 62
2nd rd: def. Thomas George Brun (SUI) 61 60
Final rd: def. Adrien Berrut (SUI) 62 60

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Gran Canaria Men’s TDC Series Pro I
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (ITF $15K)   

Singles

[Q] Kuang Qing Xu
1st rd: lost to [LL] Toprak Avcibasi (TUR) 62 26 64

Doubles

Kuang Qing Xu / Goncalo MArques (POR)
1st rd: lost to [3] Marco Miceli (ITA) / Bruno Pujol Navarro (ESP) 64 61

Singles qualifying

Kuang Qing Xu
1st rd: def Dario Ortega Ferrero (ESP) 62 63

Final rd: def [2] Leopold Zima (GER) 63 16 [10-5]

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