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Slim pickings on the women’s side, as it’s a BJK Cup week and so here are no WTA Tour-level events on the schedule.
As well, top singles player Leylah Fernandez and doubles queen Gabriela Dabrowski are not on the squad in Japan for the playoffs, which are a round-robin format and require a significant bit of travel.
On the men’s side, there’s the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo with Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov in the main draw, and Gabriel Diallo ousted in the first round of qualifying. No one made it past Monday except the Cana-Chilean Alejandro Tabilo
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers
Tokyo, Japan
Roster
Rebecca Marino
Marina Stakusic
Victoria Mboko
Kayla Cross
Ariana Arseneault
Round 1: vs. Romania
April 11, 2025
Round 2: vs. Japan
April 13, 2025
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Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco (ATP 1000)
Singles
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 16 75 75
2nd rd: def [3] Novak Djokovic (SRB) 63 64
3rd rd: vs. [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) (Thursday)
[16] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to [Q] Daniel Altmaier (GER) 76 (5) 63
Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: lost to Marcos Giron (USA) 63 76 (5)
Doubles
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) / Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
1st rd: lost to Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Ben Shelton (USA) 63 75
Singles qualifying
Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to [12] Corentin Moutet (FRA) 57 64 64
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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open
Sarasota, Fla. (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[7] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def Gonzalo Bueno (PER) 75 64
2nd rd: vs. [Q] Patrick Maloney (USA)
Doubles
[2] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to Tomas Barrios Vea (CHI) / Facundo Mena (ARG) 67 (3) 63 [10-8]
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Mexico City Open
Mexico City, Mexico (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[6] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) 63 63
[Q] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [Q] Andres Martin (USA) 61 60
Singles qualifying
[11] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def [WC] Rafael De Alba (MEX) 60 64
Final rd: def Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) 75 64
[7] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: lost to Alafia Ayeni (USA) 63 63
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Atkinsons Monza Open
Monza, Italy (ATP Challenger)
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Augusto Virgili (ITA)
1st rd: lost to [4] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 62 76 (2)
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W35 Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Fla. (ITF W$30K)
Singles
Katherine Sebov
1st rd: vs. [8] Elvina Kalieva (USA)
Doubles
Raphaelle Lacasse / Christina McHale (USA)
1st rd: vs Dana Guzman (PERE) / Kianah Motosono (USA)
Katherine Sebov / Diletta Cherubini
1st rd: vs. [4] Rasheeda McAdoo / Akasha Urhobo (USA)
Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren / Sanana Devineni (USA)
1st rd: vs. Victoria Hu (SA) / Maria José Portillo Ramirez (MEX)
Singles qualifying
Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren
1st rd: lost to [12] Ena Koike (JPN) 62 64
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles
Francoise Abanda
1st rd: def Marina Bulbarella (ARG) 60 62
2nd rd: vs. [5] Jenna Defalco (USA) (Thursday)
Singles qualifying
Francoise Abanda
1st rd: def Natalie Moscova (CZE) 63 63
2nd rd: def [4] Noemi La Cagnina (ITA) WALKOVER
Final rd: def. [15] Francesca Dell’Edera (ITA) 75 61
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2025 China Men’s 5 Luhan
Luan, China (ITF $15K)
Singles
[5] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [Q] Sun Qian (CHN) 64 16 61
2nd rd: vs. [WC] Dong Zhenxiong (CHN)
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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: lost to Denis Vishenchuk Vishenko (RUS) 75 46 [14-12]
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Impressive return for Abanda winning (playing) two matches right off the bat to get into the main draw. I always enjoyed her style of play – very elegant. I hope she gets whatever she is looking for being back on the court.