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Week two of the grass season had BIanca Andreescu getting another wild card – this time into the WTA 500 in Berlin.
Gabriel Diallo squeezed into the 500 at Queen’s Club, which worked out well since he was busy winning in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and thus wasn’t available to play qualifying.
And Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov were both in Halle – and teaming up for doubles, as well.
Plus everyone else around the planet.
Notable: the Cana-Chilean Alejandro Tabiilo has turned the page on the entire grass season because of an abdominals injury – and won’t defend his title in Mallorca.
Big results this week are a doubles final for Taha Baadi (now representing Morocco) in Casablanca, and Scarlett Nicholson in Randho, Santa Fe.
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Terra Wortmann Open
Halle, Germany (ATP 500)
Singles
Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def [Q] Laslo Djere (SRB) 63 67 (6) 61
2nd rd: lost to [8] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 63 16 63
Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def [6] Ugo Humbert (FRA) 64 46 76 (4)
2nd rd: lost to Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 76 (2) 46 76 (5)
Doubles
Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def. [WC] Jan-Lennard Struff / Max Schoenhaus (GER) 67 (4) 76 (4) [10-8]
QF: def. [3] Christian Harrison / Evan King (USA) 75 46 [10-8]
SF: lost to [2] Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) 62 62
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Berlin Tennis Open
Berlin, Germany (WTA 500)
Singles
[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to Amanda Anisimova (USA) 64 63
Doubles
[2] Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)
1st rd: def Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 76 (6) 64
QF: lost to Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) 64 60
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HSBC Championships
London, UK (ATP 500)
Singles
Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [WC] Billy Harris (GBR) 61 36 64
2nd rd: lost to Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 64 62
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Lexus Nottingham Open
Nottingham, UK (WTA 250/ATP Challenger)
Women’s singles
Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. Suzan Lamens (NED) 63 46 75
2nd rd: def [LL] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 63 64
QF: lost to Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 63 76 (6)
Men’s doubles
Cleeve Harper / Eliot Spizzirri (USA)
1st rd: lost to [2] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Austin Krajicek (USA) 63 63
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AAT Challenger Santander
Santa Fe, Argentina (ATP Challenger 50)
Singles
Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def. [Q] Santiago de la Fuente (ARG) 76 (2) 57 63
2nd rd: lost to [7] Lautaro Midon (ARG) 64 64
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: lost to [7] Lautaro Midon (ARG) 16 63 62
Doubles
Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Sekou Bangoura (USA)
1st rd: def Hernan Casanova (ARG) / Franco Roncadelli (URU) WALKOVER
QF: lost to Conor Huertas del Pino / Arklon Huertas Del Pino Cordova (PER) 57 63 [10-4]
Juan Carlos Aguilar / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def. [3] Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) / Prushya Isaro (THA) 63 16 [10-6]
QF: lost to Pedro Boscardin Dias (BRA) / Juan Bautista Torres (ARG) WALKOVER
[3] Kelsey Stevenson / Prushya Isaro (THA)
1st rd: lost to Juan Carlos Aguilar / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 63 16 [10-6]
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W35 Wichita
Wichita, KS (ITF $30K)
Singles
[3] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Victoria Hu (USA) 60 64
2nd rd: lost to Mayu Crossley (JPN) 26 76 (5) 62
[Q] Teah Chavez
1st rd: lost to [Q] Kylie Collins (USA) 63 63
Doubles
Leena Bennetto / Solymar Colling (USA)
1st rd: def Kewa Foster (USA) / Tatyana Nikolenko (KAZ) 64 76 (5)
QF: lost to [3] Catherine Harrison / Christina Rosca (USA) 36 61 [11-9]
Teah Chavez / Theadora Rabman (USA)
1st rd: lost to [3] Catherine Harrison / Christina Rosca (USA) 62 75
Singles qualifying
Leena Bennetto
1st rd: def Eva Castiglioni (FRA) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to [7] Jenna Dean (USA) 63 60
Teah Chavez
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. [11] Khrystyna Vozniak (UKR) 60 21 RETD
Final rd: DEF Julie Bedard (USA) 61 60
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M25 Tulsa
Tulsa, OK (ITF $25K)
Singles
Justin Boulais
1st rd: def [Q] Boris Kozlov (USA) 63 62
2nd rd: def [9] Adithya Ganesan (USA) 75 06 64
QF: lost to [6] Alex Martinez (ESP) 62 64
[Q] Duncan Chan
1st rd: lost to [5] Alex Rybakov (USA) 60 60
Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [9] Adithya Ganesan (USA) 63 64
Doubles
[2] Justin Boulais / William Woodall (USA)
1st rd: lost to Ian Bracks (USA) / Thomas Nicholas Gadecki (AUS) 64 26 [10-5]
Nicaise Muamba / Henry Barrett (USA)
1st rd: lost to Liam Krall / Billy Suarez (USA) 62 64
Duncan Chan / Cooper Woestendick (USA)
1st rd: def. Alexander Brown / Ezekiel Clark (USA) 63 76 (9)
QF: lost to [4] Zachary Fuchs / Wally Thayne (USA) 76 (3) 26 [10-8]
Singles qualifying
[2] Duncan Chan
1st rd: def Joseph Lawrence (USA) 50 retd
Final rd: def. Eli Stephenson (USA) 61 75
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Jason Huang
1st rd: def Mahmoud Salim Gannouni (TUN) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to [14] Federico Garbero (ITA) 62 67 (4) [10-7]
William Bartram
1st rd: lost to Reid Jarvis (USA) 76 (5) retd
Stéphane Pierre-Jo Kamendje
1st rd: lost to Maximillian Relic (GBR) 64 46 [10-3]
Luca Stopforth
1st rd: lost to Andreja Petrovic (NOR) 62 60
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Doubles
Stéphane Pierre-Jo Kamendje / Egor Khotchenkov (RUS)
1st rd: lost to Matthew Rankin / Marcus Walters (GBR) 61 62
Singles qualifying
[WC] Connor Church
1st rd: def [11] Ahmed Mouhan (LBA) 61 36 [11-9]
Final rd: lost to [6] Jorge Plans (ESP) WALKOVER
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Morocco Tennis Tour
Casablanca, Morocco (ITF $15K)
Singles
[4] Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: lost to [JE] Andrea Timini (CYP) 63 64
Doubles
[1] Taha Baadi (MAR) / Younes Lalami Laaroussi (MAR)
1st rd: def. Mario Gonzalez Fernandez (ESP) / Karol Malirz (POL) 67 (4) 63 [10-4]
QF: def. Walid Ahousa / Hamza El Amine (MAR) 75 46 [10-6]
SF: def [3] Juan Bautista Otegio (ARG) / Natan Rodrigues (BRA) 76 (3) 63
F: lost to [2] Massino Giunta / Mariano Tammaro (ITA) 64 75
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SoCal Pro Series
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: lost to Alyssa Ahn (USA) 63 62
Doubles
[4] Scarlett Nicholson / Anita Sahdiieva (UKR)
1st rd: def Tatum Buffington / Karine Kulidjian (USA) 62 61
QF: def Patsy Daughters / Klara Kozan (USA) 63 62
SF: def Yilin Chen / Nicole Weng (USA) 63 62
F: lost to [3] Eryn Cayetano (USA) / Lily Fairclough (AUS) 63 75
Singles qualifying
Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: def [14] Sanjana Devineni (USA) 62 60
Final rd: def [5] Riley Crowder (USA) 61 62
Raphaelle Leroux
1st rd: lost to [16] Avery Nguyen (USA) 61 60
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Sapporo I Daito Kentaku Open
Sapporo, Japan (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: def [5] Onyu Choi (KOR) 16 60 64
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Kanon Yamaguchi (JPN) 75 62
Doubles
Keira Blackbeard / Sera Nishimoto (JPN)
1st rd: lost to Sun Min Ha / Gyeong Seo Lee (KOR) 62 60
Singles qualifying
[7] Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: def [WC] Sakura Mori (JPN) 63 63
Final rd: def. [16] Seo Hyeon Jang (KOR) 63 61
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Tiriac Foundation Trophy
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Nicolas Ion
1st rd: lost to [3] Edison Ambarzumjan (GER) 75 60
[WC] Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: lost to [12] Oskar Grzegorzewski (POL) 63 61
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M15 Kursumlujska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: def Michael Kouame (FRA) [ALT] Maximiliano Tapia Touma (CHI) 57 60 [10-6]
2nd rd: lost to [3] Matteo Fondriest (ITA) 60 62
DeMille Scarabello
1st rd: lost to David Simeonov (BUL) 60 61
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M15 Kayseri
Kayseri, Turkiye (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Kristian Thomas
1st rd: lost to Aril Kayra Tuna (TUR) 62 53 retd