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The big gun on the Canucks This Week beat this week is Félix Auger-Aliassime, who qualified for the ATP Finals on Saturday night, and made the semifinals.
Meanwhile, the WTA season is over. But the Canadian women are not done.
They have a Billie Jean King Cup playoff weekend in Monterrey, Mexico, with ties against Denmark (without, it turns out, Clara Tauson) and the home team, Mexico.
The Canadians, who won it all in 2022, are down at the Qualifiers stage again because they didn’t win their pool in a playoff round in Japan in April.
If they win, they’ll move up to the qualifiers stage next year. If not, they’ll drop down again as the event sort of morphs back to what it was, and be back in the “Regional Group I Americas” level.
Beyond that, there are still a ton of Canadians competing at the lower levels, with a good number of them at a W50 in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Nitto ATP Finals
Turin, Italy (ATP Finals)
[8] Félix Auger-Aliassime
lost to [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) 75 61
def. [5] Ben Shelton (USA) 46 76 (7) 75
def. [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) 64 76 (4)
SEMIFINALS: lost to [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 62 64
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Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs
Monterrey, Mexico
Victoria Mboko
Marina Stakusic
Carson Branstine
Cadence Brace
Gabriela Dabrowski
vs. Denmark (Canada 2, Denmark 1)
Rebecca Munk Mortensen (DEN) def. Cadence Brace (CAN) 36 76 (4) 76 (4)
Victoria Mboko (CAN) def Johanne Christine Svendsen (DEN) 75 64
Gabriela Dabrowski / Victoria Mboko (DEN) def. Laura Brunkel Johanne Christine Svendsen / Emma Kamper (DEN) 62 64
vs. Mexico (Canada 1, Mexico 0)
Carson Branstine (CAN) def Julia Garcia (MEX) 63 76 (5)
Victoria Mboko (CAN) def. Renata Zarazua (MEX) 61 61
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Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
Drummondville, Québec (Challenger 75)
Singles
[WC] Duncan Chan
1st rd: def [Q] Karl Poling (USA) 63 64
2nd rd: def Antoine Ghibaudo (FRA) 64 64
QF: def [8] Gabi Adrian Boitan (ROU) 64 75
SF: def Charles Broom (GBR) 67 (3) 63 63
F: lost to [4] Daniil Glinka (EST) 64 62
[1] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def [Q] Mikael Arseneault (CAN) 36 76 (5) 60
2nd rd: vs. Tristan McCormick (USA)
QF: lost to [7] Maks Kasnikowski (POL) 64 63
Dan Martin
1st rd: def Edward Winter (AUS) 63 63
2nd rd: def [WC] Keegan Rice (CAN) 67 (2) 75 63
QF: lost to [4] Daniil Glinka (EST) 64 36 64
[WC] Keegan Rice
1st rd: def [6] Alex Rybakov (USA) 46 76 (5) 63
2nd rd: lost to Dan Martin (CAN) 67 (2) 75 63
Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [Q] Louis Wessels (GER) 61 61
[Q] Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [1] Liam Draxl (CAN) 36 76 (5) 60
Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to Andre Ilagan (USA) 36 63 60
[Q] Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: lost to [Q] Jangjun Kim (KOR) 63 63
Justin Boulais
1st rd: lost to Tristan McCormick (USA) 64 60
[WC] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to [7] Michael Mmoh (USA) 63 63
Doubles
[4] Cleeve Harper / Connor Thomson (GBR)
1st rd: def Robin Catry (FRA) / Tristan McCormick (USA) 64 67 (4) [11-9]
QF: lost to Cannon Kingsley (USA) / Jody Maginley (ANT) 46 62 [11-9]
Justin Boulais / Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to [3] Tim Ruehl / Patrick Zahraj (GER) 62 36 [10-6]
Benjamin Thomas George / Alafia Ayeni (USA)
1st rd: def [WC] Dan Martin / Joshua Peck (CAN) 64 67 (3) [10-4]
QF: lost to [1] Trey Hilderbrand / Matt Kiger (USA) 64 62
[WC] Liam Draxl / Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to Cannon Kingsley (USA) / Jody Maginley (ANT) 61 67 (5) [17-15]
[WC] Dan Martin / Joshua Peck
1st rd: lost to Benjamin Thomas George (CAN) / Alafia Ayeni (USA) 64 67 (3) [10-4]
Singles qualifying
[4] Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: def [WC] Joshua Peck (CAN) 64 63
Final rd: def [9] Andre Magadan (MEX) 64 36 64
Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: def [10] Ben Jones (GBR) 57 63 62
Final rd: def [5] Guillaume Dalmasso (FRA) 36 64 63
Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: vs. [3] Strong Kirchheimer (USA) 61 16 76 (5)
[WC] Jean-Christophe L. Baril
1st rd: lost to [2] Karl Poling (USA) 60 60
[WC] Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: lost to [5] Guillaume Dalmasso (FRA) 76 (5) 61
[WC] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [9] Andre Magadan (MEX) 62 64
[WC] Joshua Peck
1st rd: lost to [4] Taha Baadi (MAR) 64 63
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All In Open
Lyon France (ATP Challenger 75)
Singles
Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [LL] Dan Added (FRA) 64 76 (3)
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Brisbane Tennis International #3
Brisbane, Australia (Challenger 75)
Singles
Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to [6] Alex Bolt (AUS) 64 62
Doubles
Filip Peliwo (POL) / Christian Langmo (USA)
1st rd: lost to Calem Puttergill / Dane Sweeny (AUS) 76 (2) 61
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Torneo Akari W50
Chihuahua, Mexico (ITF $40K)
Singles
[2] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [Q] Camille Allegre (USA) 76 (2) 46 62
2nd rd: def Maria Fernanda Navarro (MEX) 75 63
QF: def [5] Julie Belgraver (FRA) 75 61
SF: lost to [4] Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 76 (5) 75
Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: def [WC] Ia Reyes Romero (MEX) 60 60
2nd rd: def [7] Haley Giavara (USA) 36 75 62
QF: lost to [4] Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 75 75
[Q] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def Jaeda Daniel (USA) 63 76 (5)
2nd rd: lost to [4] Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 75 76 (2)
[Q] Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) 64 61
2nd rd: lost to [3] Hina Inoue (JPN) 61 62
[Q] Isabella Marton
1st rd: lost to [8] Zuzanna Pawlikowska (POL) 63 62
Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: lost to Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) 75 63
Alexandra Vagramov
1st rd: lost to [Q] Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) 64 61
Doubles
Ariana Arseneault / Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def [4] Jaeda Daniel (USA) / Kristina Novak (SVK) 61 62
QF: def Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (MEX) / Camila Romero (ECU) 62 62
SF: vs. [2] Julie Belgraver (FRA) / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 67 (4) 63 [10-5]
F: def Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) / Maria Fernanda Navarro (MEX) 26 76 (4) [10-6]
Alexandra Vagramov / Maria Fernanda Navarro (MEX)
1st rd: def. Valentina Mediorreal Arias (COL) / Natalia Sousa Salazar (MEX) 61 46 [10-5]
QF: def [1] Dalayna Hewitt / Anna Rogers (USA) 75 67 (2) [10-5]
SF: def [3] Haley Giavara (USA) / Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) 63 63
F: lost to Ariana Arseneault / Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) 26 76 (4) [10-6]
Dasha Plekhanova / Ia Reyes Romero (MEX)
1st rd: def Midori Castillo Meza / Ingrid Carolina Millan Acosta (MEX) 62 67 (5) [12-10]
QF: lost to [2] Julie Belgraver (FRA) / Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 62 62
Isabella Marton / Rita Colyer
1st rd: lost to Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (MEX) / Camila Romero (ECU) 75 62
Singles qualifying
[3] Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: vs. Bye
Final rd: def [12] Ingrid Carolina Millan Acosta (MEX) 75 61
[6] Ana Grubor
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def Rita Colyer (CAN) 62 61
Isabella Marton
1st rd: def. [9] Maya Iyengar (USA) 61 62
Final rd: def [2] Valentina Mediorreal Arias (COL) 61 63
Rita Colyer
1st rd: def [16] Emma Van Poppel (NED) 63 46 62
FInal rd: lost to [6] Ana Grubor (CAN) 62 61
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2025 Dropshot Series Women’s Pro Tennis Open
Austin, Texas (ITF $40K)
Singles
[6] Katherine Sebov
1st rd: lost to [Q] Merna Refaat (EGY) 46 75 64
Singles qualifying
Mia Kupres
1st rd: def. [12] Mathilde Ngijol Carre (FRA) 61 60
Final rd: lost to [1] Merna Refaat (EGY) 36 64 61
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2nd Bahrain Men’s ITF
Manama, Bahrain (ITF $30K)
Doubles
[1] Kelsey Stevenson / Ivan Marrero Curbelo (ESP)
1st rd: def Talal Alsayed / Yusuf Qaed (BRN) 62 60
QF: def Cian Maguire (IRL) / Vladislav Melnic (ROU) 61 62
SF: lost to Jeffrey Hsu (TPE) / Karlis Ozolins (LAT) 76 (1) 63
Singles qualifying
Pascal Tylek
1st rd: def Rushikesh Sonawane (IND) 61 63
Final rd: lost to [3] Pavel Verbin (RUS) 75 64
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
Luca Stopforth
1st rd: lost to Zak Radziwillowicz (GBR) 61 76 (1)
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M25 Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH (ITF $30K)
Singles qualifying
William Bartram
1st rd: lost to [13] Adam Jones (GBR) 63 60
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Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce W15
Clemson, SC (ITF $15K)
Singles
Annabelle Xu
1st rd: def [WC] Candela Yecora (ESP) 63 63
2nd rd: def [Q] Carson Tangullig (USA) 75 57 62
QF: lost to [6] Bella Payne (USA) 61 26 64
Doubles
Annabelle Xu / Emma Charney (USA)
1st rd: def [2] Jasmine Conway (GBR) / Lavinia Tanasie (ROU) 75 64
QF: def Karina Hofbauer (GER) / Hams Metwali (EGY) 76 (3) 63
SF: lost to [3] Bella Payne / Carson Tangullig (USA) 61 75
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M15 KL ITF World Tennis Tour (1)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
[16] Jay Lin Gibson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [WC] Minh Phat Nguyen (VIE) 61 46 [10-5]
Final rd: lost to [5] Meng Fanming (CHN) 76 (5) 61
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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
[15] Nicola Ion
1st rd: def Vasilios Caripi (RSA) 64 60
2nd rd: lost to Tyler Cox (USA) 61 61
Aurel Ciocanu (MDA)
1st rd: def. Mateo Elia Janovsky (AUT) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to [14] Aaron James Williams (GER) 46 64 [10-3]
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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: lost to [16] Dmitrii Shirokii (RUS) 75 64
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Congrats to the young ladies who won in Chihuahua!
I really enjoyed being able to watch the girls playing BJK on Saturday. Cadence’s loss was a heartbreaker.
Steph, do you have any updates / info on Gabi and Erin splitting up?
Thanks so much for all your hard work.
It just ran its course. I mean, this is a regular occurrence in doubles – esp. with the women!
You not only have to mesh on the court, you also spend a ton of time together OFF the court.
We did hear the announcer say the other day, that they don’t even practise together. I hope she finds a great new partner.
I don’t know if that’s true, although definitely less so in recent months. They posted some great results this year but it was a tough one overall.
Routliffe is usually a ray of sunshine, but the smile was a lot harder to find this year.
I think Dabrowski is going to play with Luisa Stefani again.
Routliffe is going to play with her bestie, Asia Muhammad.