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The next big women’s event is coming up – although an extended 12-day WTA 1000 with the start only on Wednesday. And with Leylah Fernandez as one of the top 32 players, seeded to only start next weekend.

Marina Stakusic and Carol Zhao were in the qualifying; Bianca Andreescu, citing a knee injury, withdrew from the qualifying.

Félix Auger-Aliassime isn’t playing Beijing, choosing the concurrent ATP 500 in Tokyo instead.

As for Denis Shapovalov, he finally dropped down and played the Challenger circuit in France. The reality is that with his current ranking, he doesn’t even make the cut for qualifying in the bigger Asian tournaments. And he went out in the second round.

And Gabriel Diallo starts his Asian swing in Bangkok, Thailand.

Victoria Mboko, Rebecca Marino and Cleeve Harper are all finalists this week.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Sept. 22, 2024 (final results)

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China Open
Beijing, China (WTA 1000)

Women’s singles

[20] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Peyton Stearns (USA) 75 62

Women’s doubles

[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Wang Xinyu (CHN)
2nd rd: vs. Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) (continued to next week)

Leylah Fernandez / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)
1st rd: def Guo Hanyu / Jiang Xinyu (CHN)
2nd rd: vs. [5] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) (continued to next week)

Women’s singles qualifying

[14] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [WC] Lu Jia-Jing (CHN) 26 63 64

Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to [10] Yuliia Starodubtseva (RUS) 62 62

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan (ATP 500)

Singles

Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to [WC] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 76 (5) 36 76 (5)

Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: lost to [6] Holger Rune (DEN) 62 57 64

Doubles

Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) / Alex Michelsen (USA)
1st rd: def Luciano Darderi (ITA) / Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 63 67 (5) [10-7]
QF: def. [2] Hugo Nys (MON) / Jan Zielinski (POL) 75 36 [10-7]
SF: vs. Julian Cash / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) (continued to next week)

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Bankgkok Challenger
Nonthaburi, Thailand (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[3] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [Q] JiSung Nam (KOR) 76 (9) 60
2nd rd: def. Gonzalo Oliveira (COL) 63 20 retd
QF: lost to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 76 (6) 63

Doubles

Gabriel Diallo / Seita Watanabe (JPN)
1st rd: def David Pel / Bart Stevens (NED) 64 64
QF: lost to [1] Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli / Arjun Kadhe (IND) 76 (3) 76 (5)

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LTP Challenger
Charleston, S.C. (ATP Challenger)

Singles

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def Jack Pinnington-Jones (GBR) 76 (5) 64
2nd rd: def. [7] Abdullah Shelbayh (JOR) 63 60
QF: lost to [1] Christopher Eubanks (USA) 64 36 62

Doubles

Benjamin Sigouin / Mac Kiger (USA)
1st rd: def Remy Bertola / Dominic Stricker (SUI) 57 60 [10-4]
QF: lost to [WC] Eliot Spizziri / Tyler Zink (USA) 62 60

Kelsey Stevenson / Cannon Kingsley (USA)
1st rd: lost to [1] Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / James Trotter (JPN) 64 36 [10-6]

Alexis Galarneau / Brandon Holt (USA)
1st rd: lost to Tennyson Whiting (USA) / Gabriel Roveri Sidney (BRA) 64 76 (5)

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Co’Met Orléans Open
Orléans, France (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[2] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def Benjamin Hassan (LIB) 63 61
2nd rd: lost to Alexander Blockx (BEL) 64 67 (5) 62

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Central Coast Tennis Classic
Templeton, Calif. (ITF $60K)

Singles

Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def [WC] Jessica Failla (USA) 75 61
2nd rd: def. [WC] Anastasiya Lopata (UKR) 67 (8) 64 64
QF: lost to [PR] Usue Maitane Arconada (USA) 16 76 (3) 61

[Q] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def [Q] India Houghton (USA) 64 76 (3)
2nd rd: def. [4] Kayla Day (USA) 63 46 64
QF: def. Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 57 76 (4) 62
SF: lost to [1] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 61 60

Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def. [3] Ena Shibahara (JPN) 60 76 (4)
2nd rd: lost to Katrina Scott (USA) 62 46 63

Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to [WC] Anastasiya Lopata (UKR) 61 61

Doubles

[4] Rebecca Marino / Carmen Corley (USA)
1st rd: def Tara Moore (GBR) / Katrina Scott (USA) 63 64
QF: def Usue Maitane Arconada / Kayla Day (USA) 67 (1) 63 [10-6]
SF: def [1] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) WALKOVER
F: lost to [2] Sophie Chang / Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) 16 62 [10-4]

Cadence Brace / Paris Corley (USA)
1st rd: def Victoria Hu (USA) / Veronika Miroshnichenko (RUS) 57 62 [13-11]
QF: lost to [3] Maria Kononova / Maria Kozyreva (RUS) 62 63

Singles qualifying

[2] Cadence Brace
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def [14] Maya Iyengar (USA) 63 75

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Berkeley Tennis Club 35K
Berkeley, Calif. (ITF $25K)

Singles

[5] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def [Q] Eryn Cayetano (USA) 64 62
2nd rd: def [Q] Michaela Gordon (USA) 64 61
QF: def [1] Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK) 63 67 (5) 64
SF: def [8] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 63 62
F: lost to [2] Iva Jovic (USA) 63 26 63

[7] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [Q] Wakana Sonobe (JPN) 46 62 64
2nd rd: lost to Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 62 63

Doubles

Kayla Cross / Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def Haley Giavara (USA) / Valentina Ivanov (NZL) 62 63
QF: lost to Elysia Bolton (AUS) / Maegan Manasse (USA) 75 63

Isabelle Boulais / Fiona Crawley (USA)
1st rd: def [WC] Duru Soke (TUR) / Tiffany William (USA) 64 60
QF: lost to Ayana Akli / Eryn Cayetano (USA) WALKOVER

Singles qualifying

[1] Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: def [WC] Monika Ekstrand (USA) 62 64
Final rd: lost to Kristina Penickova (USA) 64 62

[15] Jada Bui
1st rd: vs Britney Chiu (USA) 46 62 [10-4]
Final rd: lost to [4] Eryn Cayetano (USA) 36 62 [10-2]

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XXXè Open Ciutat de Sabadell
Sabadell, Spain (ITF $25K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [2] Gianluca Mager (ITA) 62 62

Doubles

Cleeve Harper / Inaki Montes-De la Torre (ESP)
1st rd: def Andreu Martin Chuecos / Marc Vidal Iglesias (ESP) 61 60
QF: def Albert Pedrico Kravtsov / Rafael Segado Esteve (ESP) 61 62
SF: def Max Alcala Gurri (ESP) / Nikolay Nedelchev (BUL) 62 64
F: lost to [1] Ryan Nijboer (NED) / Johan Nikles (SUI) 64 62

Singles qualifying

Cleeve Harper
1st rd: def [WC] Izan Corretja (ESP) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to Samuel Brosset (FRA) 64 46 [10-6]

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Falun Future Tennis 2024
Falun, Sweden (ITF $25K)

Singles

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: lost to [6] Max Wiskandt (GER) 63 63

Doubles

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica / Sebastian Eriksson (SWE)
1st rd: def Jim Hendrikx / Mees Rottgering (NED) 76 (3) 36 [10-7]
QF: def. [1] Finn Bass / James MacKinlay (GBR) 26 75 [10-6]
SF: lost to [4] Patrick Kaukovalta / Eero Vasa (FIN) 46 76 (3) [15-13]

Singles qualifying

Thomas Sorensen
1st rd: lost to [16] Filip Stidell (SWE) 63 62

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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF Mens’ & Women’s $15K)

Men’s singles qualifying

Aleksandar Petrovic
1st rd: lost to [10] Zaid Mashni (JOR) 63 36 [10-6]

Emiliano Jorquera
1st rd: lost to Stephan Iserath (GER) 62 63

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X Open Internacional ITF Brezo Osuna
Madrid, Spain (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

[11] Justine Bryson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Mariya Pyrozhenko (UKR) 60 64
Final rd: lost to [8] Xu Shuqian (CHN) 64 62

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Canucks This Week – Week ending Sept. 15, 2024 (final results)

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