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The Canadian spotlight turns to Montreal and Toronto this week – although that’s only for the very, very best.
The WTA 1000 in Toronto and the ATP 1000 in Montreal begin with lots of hopes, but you hope a little luck goes some players’ way as well.
There are some solid women who opted not to try for the Toronto pre-qualifying tournament, instead going for a more sure thing (maybe) at a $100,000 ITF in Landisville, PA.
And other players scattered around the globe including Toronto’s Alvin Tudorica, 22, who ran the table at a $15K in Finland from the qualifying to the title, without losing a set.
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National Bank Open
Toronto, Ont. (WTA 1000)
Singles
[15] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: vs [PR] Zhang Shuai (CHN) [LL] Nao Hibino (JPN) 63 57 61
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 64 62
[WC] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def [Q] Erika Andreeva (RUS) 67 (5) 61 64
2nd rd: lost to [LL] Taylor Townsend (USA) 60 62
[WC] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to Magda Linette (POL) 63 64
[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 06 63 64
Doubles
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: vs. Magda Linette (POL) / Peyton Stearns (USA)
QF: def [WC] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres (CAN) 36 63 [10-4]
SF: def. [WC] Bianca Fernandez / Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 62 64
F: lost to [3] Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) 76 (2) 36 [10-7]
[WC] Bianca Fernandez / Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def [5] Demi Schuurs (NED) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 62 64
2nd rd: def Catherine Harrison / Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 63 46 [11-9]
QF: def Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 75 57 [12-10]
SF: lost to [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 62 64
[WC] Rebecca Marino / Marina Stakusic
[WC] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres
1st rd: def [6] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 16 76 (5) [10-5]
2nd rd: def Maria Bouzkova (CZE) / Anna Danilina (KAZ) WALKOVER
QF: lost to [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 36 63 [10-4]
Qualifying singles
[WC] Stacey Fung
1st rd: def [13] Jule Niemeier (GER) 64 57 64
Final rd: lost to [1] Katie Volynets (USA) 61 63
[ALT] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 75 61
Final rd: lost to [8] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 60 61
[WC] Katherine Sebov
1st rd: lost to [10] Nao Hibino (JPN) 62 26 61
[WC] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to [9] Erika Andreeva (RUS) 76 (3) 62
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: lost to [2] Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 57 75 64
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Omnium Banque Nationale
Montreal, QC (ATP 1000)
Singles
[14] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 63 62
[WC] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: vs [Q] Brandon Nakashima (USA) 64 75
[WC] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: vs. Sebastian Korda (USA) 21 retd
[15] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 64 62
2nd rd: def. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 64 62
3rd rd: lost to [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) 64 63
[WC] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to [16] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 64 64
[WC] Milos Raonic
Doubles
[WC] Félix Auger-Aliassime / Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [12] Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson (USA) 60 61
[WC] Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: lost to [5] Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 64 63
[WC] Liam Draxl / Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [10] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) 64 63
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) / Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [13] Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) 16 64 [10-4]
2nd rd: lost to [1] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 64 62
Qualifying singles
[WC] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def [6] Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) 64 64
Final rd: lost to [11] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 26 64 76 (5)
[WC] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to [14] Borna Coric (CRO) 64 62
[WC] Taha Baadi
1st rd: lost to [7] Jakub Mensik (CRO) 63 75
[WC] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [4] Brandon Nakashima (USA) 63 62
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Lincoln Challenger
Lincoln, NEB (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[WC] Joshua Lapadat
1st rd: lost to [Q] Colton Smith (USA) 60 60
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Ryuki Matsuda (JPN)
1st rd: def [2] Vasil Kirkov / Reese Stalder (USA) 16 64 [10-8]
QF: def. Jacob Fearnley (GBR) / Coleman Wong (HKG) WALKOVER
SF: lost to Robert Cash / James Tracy (USA) 63 63
Singles qualifying
[ALT] Kelsey Stevenson
1st rd: lost to [1/ALT] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 64 62
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W100 Landisville
Landisville, PA (ITF $100K)
Singles
[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [Q] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 75 46 64
Singles qualifying
Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [8] Victoria Hu (USA) 64 16 63
Final rd: def[13] Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND) 61 62
Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: lost to [6] Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 63 62
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DirecTV Open Bogota
Bogota, Colombia (ATP Challenger)
Doubles
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Trey Hilderbrand (USA)
1st rd: vs. Harrison Adams (USA) / Karue Sell (BRA) 76 (4) 67 (3) [10-8]
Singles qualifying
[10] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [WC] Mateo Castañeda (COL) 75 76 (4)
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Acqua Maniva Tennis Cup
Cordenons, ITA (ATP Challenger)
Doubles
Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Luis Britto (BRA)
1st rd: def Siddant Banthia (IND) / Courtney Lock (RSA) 76 (5) 75
QF: lost to [2] Mario Bortolotti (ITA) / Matthew Christopher Romios (AUS) WALKOVER
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Zagreb Open
Zagreb, Croatia (ITF $40K)
Singles
[15] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Eszter Meri (SVK) 63 62
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Lexus GB Pro-Series NTC 2
London, GBR (ITF $25K)
Singles
Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Alice Robbe (FRA) 62 61
2nd rd: lost to Saki Imamura (JPN) 75 63
Doubles
Cadence Brace / Dia Evtimova (BUL)
1st rd: def Ankita Raina (IND) / Mayuka Aikawa (JPN) 63 63
QF: lost to Naiktha Bains / Mingge Xu (GBR) 62 61
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Southaven Open
Southhaven, MS (ITF $25K)
Singles
[Q] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: lost to [1] Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (BOL) 63 62
Singles qualifying
[12] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Jake Trondson (USA) 64 62
Final rd: def [2] Elio Jose Ribeiro Lago (ITA) 63 76 (1)
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W35 -Chacabuco
Buenos Aires, Argentina (ITF $25K)
Singles
Ana Grubor
1st rd: def Camila Romero (ECU) 62 46 63
2nd rd: lost to [3] Ana Sofia Sanchez (MEX) 62 62
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M15 Dublin
Dublin, Ireland (ITF $15K)
Singles
[1] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [Q] James Beaven (GBR) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Connor Gannon (IRL) 63 75
Doubles
Filip Peliwo (POL) / James Beaven (GBR)
1st rd: def Zachary Murphy / Josh Roe Falnnelly (IRL) 64 63
QF: def Michele Ribecai / Gabriele Volpi (ITA) 57 64 [10-8]
SF: lost to [1] Joshua Charlton (AUS) / Ben Jones (GBR) 63 60
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF Women’s $15K)
Singles
[Q] Justine Bryson
1st rd: lost to Emmanuelle Girard (FRA) 36 64 63
[Q] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: lost to [8] Alyssa Reguer (FRA) 62 64
Singles qualifying
Justine Bryson
1st rd: def Talitha Mitchell (GBR) 60 76
2nd rd: def [16] Jamilah Snells (USA) WALKOVER
Final rd: def [7] Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita (CUW) 76 (5) 64
Andrea Cabio
1st rd: def Mianyi Ji (CHN) 63 63
2nd rd: def [15] Diana Maria Mihail (ROU) WALKOVER
Final rd: def Sana Garakani (POR) 62 26 [10-6]
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M15 Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania (ITF Women’s $15K)
Singles qualifying
Iulia Bucea
1st rd: def [8] Stefana Lazar (ROU) 62 62
2nd rd: def Maria Theodora Stancescu (ROU) 62 62
Final rd: lost to [WC] Sara Maria Dragnea (ROU) 16 64 [14-12]
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Vaasa Open
Wasa, Finland (ITF Men’s $15K)
Singles
[Q] Alvin Thomas Tudorica
1st rd: def Lukas Hellum Lilleengen (NOR) 61 62
2nd rd: def. [5] Iiro Vasa (FIN) 62 63
QF: def [4] Patrick Kaukovalta (FIN) 61 64
SF: def [1] Eero Vasa (FIN) 75 64
F: def. Guillaume Dalmasso (FRA) 62 63
Singles qualifying
[1] Alvin Thomas Tudorica
1st rd: def Christoph Gayk (GER) 61 60
Final rd: def [9] Oskar Grzegorzewski (POL) 63 60
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For someone who hasn’t played much this year, it looks like Bouchard had a tight match.
Well. (I mean “not much” is generous).
She was up 7-5, 5-1 and then …