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Canada's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe claim U.S. Open women's doubles title
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand partner Erin Routliffe captured their second career U.S. Open women’s double title Friday afternoon, beating top seeds Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-4.
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Auger-Aliassime advances to U.S. Open quarterfinals with straight-sets win over Rublev
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 win over 15th-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia on Monday in New York City.
Canadian teen tennis star, Victoria Mboko, to make U.S. Open debut Monday
In just 12 magical days in Montreal earlier this month, Victoria Mboko went from a promising young player on the rise to a champion at the WTA 1000 level — in her home country, no less. On Monday, she makes her debut at the U.S. Open.
Ottawa's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe bounced from Australian Open women's doubles semis
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and her doubles partner Erin Routliffe were eliminated by the newly formed team of Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the Australian Open women's doubles semifinals on Friday.
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov look for injury relief as Australian Open set to open
Canadian men's tennis was plagued by injuries in 2023. But as the 2024 season begins, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have both been pronounced — if not good as new — at least good to go for their first-round matches at the Australian Open Monday.
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Felix Auger-Aliassime upset by unseeded Jiri Lehecka at Australian Open
The sixth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime was defeated 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) by No. 71 Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic, an unseeded player who already had upset No. 21 seed Borna Coric and No. 11 Cameron Norrie earlier in the week. The Montreal native said he has had a tough week.
Canadian Katherine Sebov's lengthy struggles pave way to 1st Grand Slam berth
Canada's Katherine Sebov, who turned 24 on Jan. 5, qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career after defeating No. 21 seed Simona Waltert of Switzerland 6-4, 6-3 in the final round of qualifying.
Canada defeats Australia to capture its 1st Davis Cup championship
Canada won its first Davis Cup title on Sunday, beating Australia behind victories from Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime in Malaga, Spain.
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Alcaraz tops Sinner in latest-ending match in U.S. Open history to advance to semis
This was a match that would not end. Should not end, one might say. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men's tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across five sterling sets for 5 hours, 15 minutes until Alcaraz finally won the last point at 2:50 a.m. on Thursday, the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
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Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to French Open quarter-finals, Auger-Aliassime loses thriller to Nadal
There will be one Canadian in the Roland Garros singles quarter-finals this year, after Leylah Fernandez edged out American Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in their fourth-round match Sunday. Fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime came oh, so close to joining her in the men's final eight, only to fall just short.