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In the second week of Wimbledon, the rest of the tennis world ratchets it back up again.
And notable amongst the Canadians (for lack of many still being alive at Wimbledon) is that Genie Bouchard has shown up on a wild card to play the new WTA 125 on grass at Newport. She started well, but ended up fading quickly against the fairly average Anna Rogers – who is an ITF player but a much better doubles player than single player.
From what we understand, it’s a clause in her clothing sponsorship contract that she has to be a tennis player once or twice a year. So this is one.
Also – Vasek Pospisil, who hasn’t played since last November, was an alternate in the qualifying at the Winnipeg Challenger this week.
Both are scheduled for desk duty in Toronto for the National Bank Open in three weeks, from what we understand.
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Wimbledon – Second week
London, UK (Grand Slam)
Ladies’ doubles
[2] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: vs. Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 61 64
2nd rd: def. Polina Kudermetova (RUS) / Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) 63 63
3rd rd: def. [15] Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 76 (1) 76 (2)
QF: lost to [8] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) 75 76 (4)
Girls’ singles
Nadia Lagaev
1st rd: lost to [12] Alena Kovackova (CZE) 64 75
Girls’ doubles
Nadia Lagaev / Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva (BRA)
1st rd: lost to [8] Kristina Penickova (USA) / Vendula Valmannova (CZE) 46 60 [10-3]
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Hall of Fame Open
Newport, RI (ATP Challenger 125/WTA 125)
Women’s singles
Carol Zhao
1st rd: def Ma Ye-Xin (CHN) 63 63
2nd rd: vs. Elvina Kalieva (USA)
Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [1] Tatjana Maria (GER) 63 63
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard
1st rd: lost to Anna Rogers (USA) 75 62
Katherine Sebov
1st rd: lost to Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND) 62 62
Men’s singles
[ALT] Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to Aidan Mayo (USA) 75 46 63
Women’s doubles
[1] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres
1st rd: vs Kayla Cross / Maribella Zamarripa (USA)
Kayla Cross / Maribella Zamarripa (USA)
1st rd: vs. [1] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres (CAN)
[WC] Eugenie Bouchard / Olivia Lincer (AUT)
1st rd: vs. Maria Mateas / Alana Smith (USA) (Monday)
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Winnipeg National Bank Challenger
Winnipeg, Man. (ATP Challenger 75)
Singles
[2] Liam Draxl
1st rd: vs [Q] Hiroki Moriya (JPN)
[4/WC] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Andres Martin (USA) 62 64
[WC] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: vs [Q] Nicolas Arseneault (CAN)
[WC] Justin Boulais
1st rd: vs. [7] Yu Hsiou Hsu (TPE)
[Q] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: vs [1] Alexander Blockx (BEL)
[Q] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: vs [WC] Juan Carlos Aguilar (CAN)
Doubles
[1] Liam Draxl / Andres Andrade (ECU)
1st rd: vs. Strong Kirchheimer (USA) / Tung-Lin Wu (TPE)
[WC] Benjamin Thomas George / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def. Jesse Flores (CDC) / Christian Langmom (USA) 36 63 [10-8]
QF: vs. TBA
[WC] Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to Naoki Nakagawa (JPN) / Kris Van Wyk (RSA) 67 (5) 63 [10-8]
Kelsey Stevenson / Marek Gengel (CZE)
1st rd: lost to [2] Kody Pearson (AUS) / Yuta Shimizu (JPN) 46 62 [10-8]
Singles qualifying
[7] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def [ALT] Nicaise Muamba (CAN) 63 64
Final rd: def [6] Kris Van Wyk (RSA) 36 63 62
[12] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def Ryan Fishback (USA) 62 61
Final rd: defe. [5] Yusuke Takahashi (JPN) 46 75 64
[WC] Keegan Rice
1st rd: def [9] Ryuki Matsuda (JPN) 64 62
Final rd: lost to [3] Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 64 57 61
Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [3] Hiroki Moriya (JPN) 64 63
Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to [1] Hyeon Chung (KOR) 62 64
[ALT] Nicaise Muamba
1ts rd: lost to [7] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 63 64
[ALT] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: lost to [10] Tsung-Hao Huang (TPE) 63 64
[WC] Duncan Chan
1st rd: lost to [6] Kris Van Wyk (RSA) 36 61 62
[WC] Sid Donarski
1st rd: lost to [4] Daniil Glinka (EST) 60 41 retd
[WC] Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: lost to [11] Strong Kirchheimer (USA) 60 61
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Lexus Nottingham Challenger 3
Nottingham, UK (ATP Challenger 50)
Singles
Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: lost to Henry Searle (GBR) 62 62
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Concord Iasi Open
Iasi, Romania (ATP Challenger 100)
Doubles
[1] Cleeve Harper / Ryan Seggerman (USA)
1st rd: vs Oriol Roca Batalla / Carlos Taberner (ESP)
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Citta’ di Trieste
Trieste, Italy (ATP Challenger 100)
Doubles
Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Boris Arias (BOL)
1st rd: vs [PR] Santiago Rodriguez Taverna (ARG) / Mark Vervoort (NED)
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RBC Summer Series
Dallas, Texas (ITF $30K)
Singles
[Q] Alexander Rozin
1st rd: vs [8] Leo Vithoontien (JPN)
Singles qualifying
[1] Alexander Rozin
1st rd: def Yujiro Onuma (JPN) [ALT] Percy Young (USA) 60 60
Final rd: def [10] Landon Ardila (USA) 36 76 (6) [10-6]
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $30K)
Women’s singles qualifying
Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: def Meriem Ben Ezzedine (MAR) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to [14] Tian Jialin (CHN) 60 61
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M25+H Bastia-Lucciana
Bastia-Lucciana, France (ITF $30K)
Doubles
Emiliano Jorquera / Davide Cortimiglia (ITA)
1st rd: vs. Arthur Bonnaud / Liam Branger (USA)
Singles qualifying
[4] Emiliano Jorquera
1st rd: def Tomithé Barthes (FRA) 63 75
Final rd: lost to [15] Clément Lemire (FRA) 60 60
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Curro Centre Court Series
Hillcrest, South Africa (ITF $15K)
Singles
[3] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: vs [WC] Leo Matthyen (RSA)
Singles qualifying
Stéphane Pierre-Jo Kamendje
1st rd: def [13] Aditya Balsekar (IND) 62 46 [10-6]
Final rd: lost to [7] Mark Van Der Merwe (RSA) 61 67 (3) [10-5]
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SDSU Aztec Pro Open
San Diego, Calif. (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: vs [Q] Sophie Suh (USA)
[Q] Isabella Marton
1st rd: vs [Q] Simone Kay (USA)
Singles qualifying
[8] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def [WC] Brionna Nguyen (USA) 60 64
Final rd: def [11] Vesa Gjlnaj (KOS) 61 62
[3] Isabella Marton
1st rd: def Sonia Mangat (USA) 61 60
Final rd: def. [WC] Zoe Olmos (MEX) 63 75
Khushi Kaur Grewal
1st rd: lost to [12] Lucia Donnelly (USA) 61 60
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Soltepec Tennis Tour
Huamantla, Mexico (ITF $15K)
Singles
Justine Bryson
1st rd: vs [3] Dasha Ivanova (USA)
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Kozerki Tour ITF W15
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Ellie Daniels
1st rd: vs TBA
Singles qualifying
[WC] Ellie Daniels
1st rd: def Marta Kalbersztadt (POL) 60 61
2nd rd: def. [9] Oriana Gniewkowska (POL) 64 60
Final rd: def. Veronika Kulhava (CZE) 61 62
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M15 Kursumlujska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Nicolas Ion
1st rd: def Yuki Ikeda (JPN) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [3] Nicolas Bruna (CHI) 62 63
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
[WC] Luca Stopforth
1st rd: lost to [10] Ricard Novell (ESP) 60 60
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2025 China Men’s 18 Maanshan
Maanshan, China (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Eric William Wang
1st rd: lost to Yuto Takahashi (JPN) 63 76 (1)