In the aftermath of the national banking omnium, five Canadians were in action during the first weekend of the Cincinnati Open.
Three of them began the tournament by signing a gain, but two others were eliminated from the outset.
Here’s what you need to know.
In case you have missed it: Shapovalov and Fernandez eliminated in their first match
After having undergone premature defeats at Omnium National Bank, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Annie Fernandez were surprised as soon as they were out.
Sunday, Shapovalov (24e) underwent a defeat of 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-4 against the Italian Luca Nardi.
The number two Canadian was the victim of an early breakage in the third game. At 3-5, Shapovalov faced another attempt as a break, but he survived a game of almost 13 minutes.
While Nardi was used for the round at the next game, the Italian committed four direct faults to allow the Canadian to set the record straight.
In the decisive game, Shapovalov did not let Nardi chain two consecutive points, the Richmond Hill player winning four points on his return to pocket the Channel.
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Early breakage made the difference in the second and third act. Indeed, Nardi succeeded in the break in the second Canadian service game in each round, and also won 80 percent of his first offerings, while pushing the five broken balls to which he faced.
Shapovalov did not help each other by committing 59 direct faults, thus extending his series of defeats in major tournaments with three games.
As for Fernandez, his return to our southern neighbors was not as fruitful as they are triomphe à la open mubadala citi de washington. Indeed, the Canadian fell into two rounds of 6-3 and 6-3 against the Spanish Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, on Saturday, in the second round of the Cincinnati Open.
Fernandez lost its service to 3-5 to concede the first round, then was broken from its first presence in the service in the second round. Lavalloise managed to level up the brand, but Bouzas Maneiro broke again at 3-2, and then protected its service until the end.
There are no more Canadians on the Simple Table, because Victoria Mboko withdrew from the competition after Its historical triumph in Montreal.
Not to be missed: Diallo set for Biggest Match of Career
After having started his career at the Cincinnati Open by a two -round victory against Sebastian Baez on Saturday, Gabriel Diallo is about to take up the biggest challenge of his young career.
Monday evening, Montrealers will face the world number one Jannik Sinner. Its biggest victory to date has been against the 16the mondial, Grigor Dimitrovin the round of 16 of the Madrid Open. Diallo will now have the opportunity to become the first Canadian to take the measure of a world number one.
His compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime reached the fourth round in Cincinnati on Monday. After having benefited from an exemption in the first round, the 23e seeded was right for Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Saturday, then took the measure of Arthur Rinderknech when the latter abandoned in the second round.
Follow the results of Diallo and Auger-Aliassime at the Cincinnati Open ici.
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Only Canadian still in the running, Gabriela Dabrowski won a warmly played first game with her partner Erin Routliffe. On Tuesday, the second heads will cross the iron with Giuliana Olmos and Aldila Sutjiadi.
Under the radar: twelve Canadian people on the Simple W50’s Table of Saskatoon W50
The kick -off of the Saskatoon W50 tournament was given on Monday and 12 Canadians participated in the main draw.
Each half of the table has a Canadian duel in the first round: Mia Kupres will face Bianca Jolie Fernandez, the sister of Leylah Annie, in the upper half, while the 7e Katherine Sebov seeded will be measured in Avery Alexander, 15 years old.
Four other Canadian teenage girls also participate in competition: Scarlett Nicholson and Teah Chavez, 19, Isabella Morton, 17, and Selin Vakalapudi, 16.
They will try to imitate their compatriot Mboko, champion of this tournament in 2022 and 2023.
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In double, Alexandra Vagramov hopes to get her hands on her second consecutive trophy after being crowned champion in Granby. The New Westminster player will team up with Quebecer Raphaëlle Lacasse. They are the third headliners.
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Photo Vedette : Peter Power
