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It’s a new season – already.
And we’re not ready. But they will carry on regardless.
Some players sprinkled across the globe.
But mostly, the start of the big events – and that’s the United Cup.
It starts late the previous week, with the other big events joining in, in Brisbane, Hong Kong and Auckland.
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United Cup
Sydney, Australia (Joint ATP/WTA event)
Canadian team
Canada 3 , China 0
Victoria Mboko (CAN) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 26 62 60
Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def. Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 64 64
Victoria Mboko / Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def Te Rigele / You Xiaodi (CHN) 61 63
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Belgium 3, Canada 0
Zizou Bergs (BEL) def Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 64 62
Elise Mertens (BEL) def Victoria Mboko (CAN) 63 36 63
Elise Mertens / Zizou Bergs (BEL) def. Victoria Mboko / Cleeve Harper (CAN) 63 36 [10-5]
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Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia (Joint ATP 250/WTA 500 event)
Men’s singles
[5] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: lost to [Q] Raphael Collignon (BEL) 64 62
Women’s singles
[13] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 61 62
Men’s doubles
Denis Shapovalov / Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
1st rd: lost to Ariel Behar (URU) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 63 76 (6)
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Hong Kong Tennis Open Open
Hong Kong, China (ATP 250)
Singles
[6] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def Jesper de Jong (NED) 64 76 (7)
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Coleman Wong (HKG) 16 75 75
[Q] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: lost to [Q] Michael Mmoh (USA) 75 64
Doubles
[WC] Gabriel Diallo / Coleman Wong (HKG)
1st rd: def Francisco Comesana / Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 76 (7) 36 [10-6]
QF: def. [3] Constantin Frantzen (GER) / Robin Haase (NED) 76 (4) 67 (6) [10-8]
SF: lost to Lorenzo Musetti / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) WALKOVER
Singles qualifying
[2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def Luca Van Assche (FRA) 76 (3) 36 63
Final rd: def [WC] Zhou Yi (CHN) 46 64 63
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ASB Classic
Auckland, NZ (WTA 250)
Doubles
[1] Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Asia Muhammad (USA)
1st rd: lost to Jesika Maleckova (CZE) / Renata Zarazua (MEX) 36 62 [12-10]
Singles qualifying
Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to [1] Darja Semenistaja (LAT) 63 63
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Workday Canberra Open
Canberra, Australia (WTA 125)
Singles
Marina Stakusic
1st rd: lost to Darja Vidmanova (CZE) 63 62
Singles qualifying
[7] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 61 62
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Bengaluru Open
Bengaluru, India (ATP 125)
Singles
Dan Martin
1st rd: def Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) 67 (4) 75 64
2nd rd: lost to Jonas Forejtek (CZE) 67 (5) 61 64
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BNC Tennis Open
Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie (ATP 75)
Singles
[2] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def Gustavo Heide (BRA) 76 (5) 36 63
2nd rd: def Moerani Bouzige (AUS) 64 62
QF: lost to Arthur Gea (FRA) 63 62
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Lexus Nottingham Challenger
Nottingham, UK (ATP 50)
Singles qualifying
[12] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to Anton Matusevich (GBR) 63 63
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Bangkok Open 1
Bankgkok, Thailand (ATP 50)
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Maximus Jones (THA)
1st rd: lost to [4] Yuta Shimizu / Naoki Tajima (JPN) 76 (3) 26 [10-6]
Singles qualifying
[12] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def [ALT] Joshua Charlton (AUS) 64 76 (5)
Final rd: lost to [1] Hayato Matsuoka (JPN) 64 63
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$25,000 Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC (ITF $30K)
Singles
1st rd: def [2] Alex Rybakov (USA) 76 (4) 63
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Luca Pow (GBR) 61 62
[Q] Nicola Ion
1st rd: def [PR] Micah Braswell (USA) 63 76 (8)
2nd rd: lost to Stefan Dostanic (USA) 46 63 64
Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: lost to Quinn Vandecasteele (USA) 63 62
Doubles
Taha Baadi (MAR) / Matthew Thomson (USA)
1st rd: lost to Alexander Kotzen / Nicolas Ian Kotzen (USA) 76 (3) 62
Singles qualifying
Nicola Ion
1st rd: def [5] Evan Bynoe (USA) 76 (5) 76 (3)
Final rd: def. [12] Noah Zamora (USA) 63 62
1st rd: lost to Cornelius Alexander Shalmi IDEN) 64 30 retd
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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $30K)
Singles qualifying
1st rd: lost to Nikita Nikolenko (KAZ) WALKOVER
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Open Cayenne 2026 W15
Cayenne, French Guiana (ITF $15K)
Singles
[8] Rita Colyer
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Laura Heutschi (SUI) 61 76 (1)
QF: lost to [2] Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) 64 63
Doubles
[2] Rita Colyer / Madison Rose (USA)
1st rd: Bye
QF: def Laura Heutschi (SUI) / Jael Molongo (USA) 76 (1) 64
SF: lost to Yasmine Kabbaj (MAR) / Pauline Payet (FRA) 62 60
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Oslo Open
Oslo, Norway (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Jared Horwood
1st rd: lost to [13] Jack Carlson Wistrand (SWE) 61 61
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I think something went wrong with the headings. The heading for the Week Ending Jan 11/26 is repeated MULTIPLE times.
Not the first time. I’ll have a look.
Happy New Year, Steph!
I hope it’s a great one for you.
I see you’re having that multiple headline trouble again.
Yes, I’ll have a look.
I think Dabrowski won’t be going to the United Cup? Her name was removed everywhere.
She’s the non-playing captain – supposedly.