That was one busy week for Canadian tennis.
The trophies saved rolling in on the ATP and ITF circuits, however a lot of the main target was in Montreal on an exhilarating Davis Cup tie.
Right here’s what you must know.
In Case You Missed It: Canada’s Comeback Falls Quick, Auger-Aliassime Strikes Once more
Staff Canada introduced by IGA practically picked up a win for the ages of their Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Spherical tie in Montreal towards Hungary, however it was not meant to be. The Hungarians defeated Canada 3-2 to knock the 2022 champions out of rivalry in 2025 and ship them to the World Group I in September.
Une query d’intuition
Selon vous, quel joueur d’Équipe Canada présentée par IGA a eu le meilleur temps?
A query of intuition
Which participant from Staff Canada introduced by IGA do you suppose had the very best time?
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The hosts acquired off to a sluggish begin within the tie, shedding each singles matches on Saturday to fall inside some extent of defeat. They rallied brilliantly on Sunday, courtesy of a doubles win from Liam Draxl and Vasek Pospisil, who introduced on the finish of the weekend that it was his closing Davis Cup tie, adopted by a dominant singles win from Gabriel Diallo, however Marton Fucsovics stopped the comeback within the fifth and closing match with a singles win over Alexis Galarneau.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime was on the opposite finish of a wild comeback on the ATP 250 occasion in Montpellier. Within the closing of the Open Occitanie, he cruised by the primary set and had a number of match factors within the second however finally was pushed to a third-set tiebreak by qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic. The Canadian was capable of hold on, successful his second title already in 2025 in simply his third common tour occasion of 2025.
He had cruised into the ultimate with wins over Arthur Cazaux, Yunchaokete Bu, and Jesper de Jong earlier than being pushed to the sting by Kovacevic. The win was Auger-Aliassime’s seventh title on the ATP Tour, sixth indoors, leaving him one again of Milos Raonic for probably the most singles titles all-time by a Canadian.
Rebecca Marino was the one different Canadian enjoying on the principle tour final week. She misplaced within the first spherical of the Singapore Open to fourth seed Xinyu Wang
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What to Watch: Canadian males have high seeds within the crosshairs
The draw gods weren’t variety to the Canadian males this week on the ATP Tour, as each Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov may meet the highest seeds at their respective tournaments within the second spherical.
Auger-Aliassime may renew his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz within the second spherical of the ATP 500 occasion in Rotterdam, which the Canadian received again in 2022, if he beats qualifier Andrea Vavassori within the first spherical.
Alcaraz has received the final 4 conferences in a row between himself and the Montrealer and leads the head-to-head 4-3. Nonetheless, Auger-Aliassime has received each of their earlier conferences on indoor hardcourts.
If he does upset the four-time main champion, Auger-Aliassime may meet No. 5 seed Holger Rune within the quarter-finals. Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz are potential semifinal opponents with Daniil Medvedev lurking on the underside half of the draw because the second seed in a loaded bracket.
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Shapovalov faces an identical problem as his countryman. If he beats Miomir Kecmanovic within the first spherical of the ATP 250 Dallas Open, he may face high seed Taylor Fritz within the second spherical. The Canadian truly leads their head-to-head 5-4 however Fritz has received the final two conferences, with Shapovalov’s final win coming again in 2022.
An upset may set a quarter-final conflict with sixth seed Tomas Mahac. Third seed Tommy Paul would probably be ready within the semis.
Leylah Annie Fernandez is again in motion for the primary time for the reason that Australian Open this week on the WTA 500 occasion in Abu Dhabi. She is seeded eighth and can meet Moyuka Uchijima within the first spherical. 2024 Newcomer of the Yr Lulu Solar could be her second-round opponent.
No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina is Fernandez’s projected quarter-final opponent. She is within the backside half of the draw with No. 2 seed Paula Badosa. Elena Rybakina is the highest seed.
Marina Stakusic might be competing in her first WTA Tour predominant draw of the yr this week on the 250 occasion in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is going to face Sorana Cirstea within the first spherical with No. 6 seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro probably ready in spherical two. Fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina is her projected quarter-final opponent.
Beneath the Radar: Pure Hat Trick for Mboko
If Félix Auger-Aliassime’s two titles in three tournaments is spectacular, then take a look at Victoria Mboko. The 18-year-old is an ideal three-for-three in 2025 on the ITF Tour, claiming her third singles title of the yr final week at an ITF occasion in Rome, Georgia.
This title was somewhat bit trickier as she needed to come by qualifying however that didn’t sluggish Mboko down. She as soon as once more received the title with out dropping a set, together with quarter-final and semifinal wins over compatriots Kayla Cross, whom she beat 6-0, 6-0, and Cadence Brace. The teenager beat Eva Vedder of the Netherlands 7-5, 6-3 within the closing.
Mboko isn’t solely an ideal 17-0 in singles, together with qualifying, this yr, however she has not even dropped a set, having received all 32 accomplished units she’s performed (she received one match when an opponent retired within the first set). She is as much as six ITF singles titles in her profession, with the W75 in Georgia final week being the largest one but.
The teenager’s completely good file in 2025 was damaged final week in Rome as she and Cadence Brace have been crushed within the second spherical of the doubles, Mboko’s first loss in any self-discipline this yr. She had received the doubles at her first two occasions too.
Dan Martin was a winner on the ITF males’s tour, choosing up his first skilled doubles title at an M15 occasion in Huamantla, Mexico with Frenchman Enzo Wallart. They defeated the fourth-seeded Colombian pair of Samuel Heredia and Juan Sebastian Osorio 10-8 within the match tiebreak to say the title.
Juan Carlos Aguilar reached the largest closing of his profession so far final week at an ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Cleveland, Ohio in doubles, however misplaced within the title match.
You’ll be able to comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.
