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This was the week a lot of Canadian tennis fans have been waiting for, as 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu returned to action after a long absence, at a WTA 250 in Rouen France.
It was indoors, on clay, and Andreescu plans to play Madrid and Rome with a protected ranking. She showed some good things, but couldn’t get through her opener.
The ATP 250 in Munich is top heavy with Canucks as Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov were among the seeds. Both went out with a whimper, and will look to right the ship in the next few weeks.
But plenty of Canuckians went deep: Filip Peliwo into a final (at long last), Katherine Sebov and Dan Martin into semifinals and Draxl/Harper with the doubles title in Tallahassee. Along with Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, who got their 2025 season going with the title at Stuttgart.
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BMW Open
Munich, Germany (ATP 500)
Singles
[3] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: lost to Mariano Navone (ARG) 26 64 76 (3)
[8] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: lost to Gaël Monfils (FRA) [LL] Diego Dedura-Palomero (GER) 76 (2) 30 retd
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
Doubles
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) / Luciano Darderi (ITA)
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Cap Finances Rouen Métropole
Rouen, France (WTA 250)
Singles
[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to Suzan Lamens (NED) 61 46 76 (2)
Singles qualifying
[6] Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to Tiphanie Lemaitre (FRA) 64 62
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Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Barcelona, Spain (ATP 500)
Singles qualifying
[11] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [WC] Martin Landaluce (ESP) 62 64
Final rd: lost to [6] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 64 64
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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany (WTA 500)
Doubles
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: Bye
QF: def Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 64 62
SF: def Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 57 63 [10-4]
F: def Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 63 63
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Oeiras Ladies Open
Oeiras, Portugal (WTA 125)
Singles
[LL] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to Elena Pridankina (RUS) 64 62
Singles qualifying
[1] Carson Branstine
1st rd: def Ana Filipa Santos (BRA) 61 61
Final rd: lost to [7] Lian Tran (NED) 62 36 63
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Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
Tallassee, Fla. (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[8] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def [Q] Inaki Montes-de la Torre (ESP) 64 57 61
2nd rd: lost to Andrea Collarini (ARG) 63 60
Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg (FRA) 60 60
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Joao Reis Da Silva (BRA) 76 (4) 67 (7) 62
Doubles
[2] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper
1st rd: def Andres Andrade (ECU) / Corentin Denolly (FRA) 76 (2) 60
QF: def Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (BOL) / Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR) 63 75
SF: vs. [3] Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) / David Stevenson (GBR) 63 36 [12-10]
F: def. James Cerretani / George Goldhoff (USA) 62 63
Singles qualifying
[ALT] Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [11] Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva (BRA) 61 36 61
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Banorte Tennis Open
San Luis Potosi, Mexico (ATP Challenger)
Singles
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: lost to [8] Patrick Zahraj (GER) 63 61
Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to Mateus Alves (BRA) 76 (5) 64
[Q] Dan Martin
1st rd: def [3] Feliipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) [LL] Felix Corwin (USA) 61 64
2nd rd: def Tom Paris (FRA) 76 (5) 62
QF: def. Mateus Alves (BRA) 76 (1) 26 75
SF: lost to [1] James Duckworth (AUS) 76 (8) 62
Doubles
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Cannon Kingsley (USA)
1st rd: lost to Mateus Alves (BRA) / William Woodall (USA) 63 76 (3)
Singles qualifying
[10] Dan Martin
1st rd: def Benjamin Thomas George (CAN) 62 76 (12)
Final rd: def [3] Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) 61 46 60
Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to [10] Dan Martin (CAN) 62 76 (12)
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Florida Sports Coast W50 International Tournament
Zephyr Hills, Fla. (ITF W$40K)
Singles
Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def [Q] Martina Okalova (SVK) 63 75
2nd rd: def [4] Maria Mateas (USA) 63 62
QF: def [WC] Jamie Loeb (USA) 62 63
SF: lost to [2] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 63 61
[LL] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [3] Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 61 61
Doubles
Katherine Sebov / Victoria Osuigwe (USA)
1st rd: def Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) / Christina McHale (USA) 64 64
QF: lost to [2] Maria Kozyreva / Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 60 61
Raphaelle Lacasse / Christina McHale (USA)
1st rd: lost to Katherine Sebov (CAN) / Victoria Osuigwe (USA) 64 64
Singles qualifying
[10] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def Zoe Hitt (USA) 64 62
Final rd: lost to [5] Marie Vogt (GER) 64 63
Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: lost to [16] Maria Kononova (RUS) 46 64 62
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Françoise Abanda
1st rd: def Ruan Zi Ying (CHN) 60 64
2nd rd: lost to Milana Zhabrailova (RUS) 62 76 (3)
Singles qualifying
[WC] Françoise Abanda
1st rd: def Martyna Zaremba (POL) 62 60
2nd rd: def. [9] Severine Deppner (FRA) 63 62
Final rd: def Julie Myatovic (FRA) 64 64
Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: def Janika Kusy (GUA) 62 46 [10-8]
2nd rd: lost to Karla Bartel (GER) 63 42 retd