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Other than Gabriel Diallo, the Canadian contingent all lost early in Madrid. And most of them even played down at Challengers and WTA 125s to get extra matches.
The same routine began again at a similar tournament in Rome, where they all tried again.
For Diallo, whose run began with a loss in qualifying and a lucky-loser break, it was a bit easier this week as he squeezed straight into the main draw. But he still went out early, as did all the Canadian men.
The women did better.
Down on the farm, Laval’s Dan Martin reaches both the singles and doubles final in Villahermoso. And Roy Stepanov (repping Israel) wins the doublese at a $25K in Serbia.
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Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Rome, Italy (ATP/WTA 1000)
Men’s singles
[26] Félix Auger-Aliassime
[27] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: lost to [Q] Vilius Gaubas (LTU) 63 64
Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to Marcos Giron (USA) 36 63 64
Women’s singles
[24] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [Q] Alexandra Ruzic (CRO) 64 60
3rd rd: lost to Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 64 62
[PR] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: def [WC] Federica Urgesi (ITA) 60 63
2nd rd: def. [20] Donna Vekic (CRO) 61 36 62
3rd rd: def [11] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 62 64
4th rd: vs. [8] Zheng Qinwen (CHN)(Monday)
[Q] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def [WC] Arianna Zucchini (ITA) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to [4] Coco Gauff (USA) 36 62 61
Women’s doubles
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) 64 61
2nd rd: vs. Daria Kasatkina (AUS) / Peyton Stearns (USA) (Monday)
Leylah Fernandez / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
1st rd: def Xu Yifan (CHN) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to [3] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 64 46 [10-7]
Women’s singles qualifying
[WC] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def [17] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 63 62
Final rd: def. [9] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 46 61 61
Marina Stakusic
1st rd: lost to [10] Emiliana Arango (COL) 64 64
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Wuxi Open
Wuxi, China (ATP Challenger)
Singles qualifying
Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [7] Ajeet Rai (NZL) 63 10 retd
Final rd: lost to [2] Andre Ilagan (USA) 61 61
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Advantage Cars Prague Open
Prague, Czechia (ATP Challenger)
Doubles
[3] Cleeve Harper / Ryan Seggerman (USA)
1st rd: lost to Patrik Trhac (USA) / Marcus Willis (GBR) 67 (5) 75 [10-6]
Kelsey Stevenson / Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN)
1st rd: lost to [WC] Hynek Barton / Jakub Nicod (CZE) 64 64
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Revolution Technologies Pro Tennis Classic
Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. (ITF $40K)
Singles
[4] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def Silvia Ambrosio (ITA) 75 46 62
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Kristina Liutova (RUS) 16 64 64
[7] Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def Nagi Hanatani (JPN) 62 75
2nd rd: lost to Lia Karatancheva (BUL) 61 61
Singles qualifying
Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: lost to [3] Maria Kononova (RUS) 61 61
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Lopota Tennis Open
Lopota, Georgia (ITF $40K)
Doubles
Alexandra Vagramov / Lisa Zaar (SWE)
1st rd: def Anna Bochoradze / Sofia Shapatava (GEO) 57 61 [10-6]
QF: lost to [4] Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) / Ekaterina Ovcharenko (RUS) 63 46 [10-5]
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Lexus GB Pro-Series Nottingham 2
Nottingham, UK (M&W ITF $30K)
Men’s singles
[Q] Justin Boulais
1st rd: lost to Hamish Stewart (GBR) 62 61
Men’s singles qualifying
[3] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Michael Shaw (GBR) 60 61
Final rd: def. [14] Adam Jones (GBR) 62 62
Women’s singles qualifying
[3] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: lost to [WC] Mia Wainright (GBR) 76 (4) 63
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3D Payments Cup
Boca Raton, Fla. (ITF $30K)
Singles
[Q] Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def. [Q] Riley Crowder (USA) 64 60
2nd rd: lost to [3] Kayla Day (USA) 61 75
[Q] Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren
1st rd: lost to Diletta Cherubini (ITA) 62 06 63
Doubles
Raphaelle Lacasse / Dasha Ivanova (USA)
1st rd: def [3] Haruna Arakawa (JPN) / Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (MEX) 61 64
QF: lost to Kayla Day / Allura Zamarripa (USA) 61 64
Singles qualifying
[7] Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren
1st rd: vs Lucia Donnelly (USA) 62 61
Final rd: def. [11] Panna Bartha (HUN) 60 61
[10] Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def Ann-Sophie Porry (FRA) 60 61
Final rd: def Samantha Alicea (USA) 60 76 (4)
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M25 Kursumlijska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF $30K)
Doubles
[3] Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Sekou Bangoura (USA)
1st rd: def Boris Butulija / Dusan Obradovic (SRB) 64 62
QF: def Radoslav Shandarov / Vasil Shandarov (BUL) 64 63
SF: def Andrej Nedic / Vladan Tadic (BIH) 76 (6) 63
F: def. [1] Jan Jermar (CZE) / Stefan Latinovic (SRB) 76 (4) 26 [10-6]
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2025 China Men’s 9 Baotou
Baotou, China (ITF $30K)
Singles qualifying
[13] Jay Lin Gibson
1st rd: def Du Yutong (CHN) 64 63
Final rd: lost to [7] Jordan Chiu (USA) 61 61
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Tabasco Open 2025
Villahermosa, Mexico (ITF $15K)
Singles
[1] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def Kazuma Kawachi (JPN) 60 retd
2nd rd: def Axel Nefve (USA) 76 (6) 61
QF: lost to [8/WC] Jesse Flores (CRC) 36 63 63
[4] Dan Martin
1st rd: def Gabriel Evans (USA) 60 61
2nd rd: def Mikael Arseneault (CAN) 62 62
QF: def Ricardo Rodriguez (VEN) 63 63
SF: def. [8/WC] Jesse Flores (CRC) 16 63 62
F: def [2/WC] Alex Hernandez (MEX) 57 62 63
Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: def Tobias Sonne (ARG) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to [4] Dan Martin (CAN) 62 62
Doubles
[2] Mikael Arseneault / Dan Martin
1st rd: def Marco Alvarez (USA) / Patricio Betancourt (MEX) WALKOVER
QF: def Rodolfo Jauregui Sainz de Rozas / Guilermo Tunas (MEX) 62 64
SF: def Nicolas Hollender / Tadeo Meneo (ARG) 61 61
F: lost to Kazuma Kawachi / Matakatsu Noguchi (JPN) 76 (3) 63
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (M&W ITF $15K)
Women’s singles
[WC] Abigeyle Bhopal
1st rd: lost to [Q] Masha Lazarenko (UKR) 60 61
[Q] Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: lost to [3] Noella Bouzo Zanotti (ESP) 62 61
[Q] Justine Bryson
1st rd: lost to [7] Maria Toma (ROU) 61 60
Men’s doubles
Adam Farag-Cao / Leo Mathysen (RSA)
1st rd: def [2] Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine (FRA) / Nazim Makhlouf (ALG) 61 36 [10-7]
QF: def Cade Birrell (AUS) / Igor Kudriashov (RUS) 76 (2) 64
SF: lost to Nino Ehrenschneider (GER) / Raphael Perot (FRA) 64 62
Women’s doubles
Abigeyle Bhopal / Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: lost to [1] Maria Toma (ROU) / Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 61 61
Justine Bryant / Ximena Sentiese (MEX)
1st rd: lost to [3] Baylen Brown (USA) / Josephine Kunz (SUI) 76 (2) 64
Men’s singles qualifying
[7] Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Zak Radziwillowicz (GBR) 62 61
Final rd: lost to [16] Matt Ponchet (FRA) 63 60
Women’s singles qualifying
[7] Justine Bryson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Simona Niemc (POL) 62 62
Final rd: def. Josephine Kunz (SUI) 64 64
Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [2] Teresa Franco Dias (POR) 61 61
Final rd: def. [16] Zara Darken (KAZ) 64 62
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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
[13] Nicolas Ion
1st rd: def Dorian Kos (IRL) WALKOVER
2nd rd: lost to Simon Levy (ISR) 63 36 [10-6]
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Tiriac Foundation Futures
Bistrita, Romania (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Alex Vukovic
1st rd: lost to Oliver Pivnik (SVK) 64 61