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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.
The only hardware went to Liam Draxl, who reached the final of the Sarasota Challenger.
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers
Tokyo, Japan
Roster
Rebecca Marino
Marina Stakusic
Victoria Mboko
Kayla Cross
Ariana Arseneault
Round 1: Canada 3, Romania 0 (Friday)
Victoria Mboko (CAN) def. Miriam Bulgaru (ROU) 61 64
Marina Stakusic (CAN) def. Anca Todoni (ROU) 64 63
Kayla Cross / Rebecca Marino (CAN) def. Georgia Andreea Cracium / Mara Gae (ROU) 62 64
Round 2: Canada 1, Japan 2 (Sunday)
Victoria Mboko (CAN) def. Ena Shibahara (JPN) 64 67 (8) 75
Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) def Marina Stakusic (CAN) 63 63
Ena Shibahara / Shuko Aoyama (JPN) def Rebecca Marino / Kayla Cross (CAN) 63 57 62
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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: lost to [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 63 36 62
[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: def [Q] Patrick Maloney (USA) 46 64 60
QF: def. Andres Andrade (ECU) 75 76 (4)
SF: def. [2] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) 36 64 60
F: lost to [5] Emilio Nava (USA) 62 76 (2)
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: def. [8] Elvina Kalieva (USA) 75 60
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Jada Robinson (USA) 62 10 retd
Doubles
Raphaelle Lacasse / Christina McHale (USA)
1st rd: lost to Dana Guzman (PER) / Kianah Motosono (USA) 76 (5) 36 [10-7]
Katherine Sebov / Diletta Cherubini (ITA)
1st rd: lost to [4] Rasheeda McAdoo / Akasha Urhobo (USA) WALKOVER
Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren / Sanana Devineni (USA)
1st rd: lost to Victoria Hu (SA) / Maria José Portillo Ramirez (MEX) 60 60
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: lost to [5] Jenna Defalco (USA) 62 63
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: def [WC] Dong Zhenxiong (CHN) 60 60
QF: lost to [1] Sun Fajing (CHN) 75 63
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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.