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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is going to face a very familiar opponent for the trophy at the ATP Finals. Sinner beat Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to set up another match with Taylor Fritz — the player he beat in the U.S. Open final two months ago and again inContinue Reading

ROUNDUP Carlos Alcaraz was the big name missing when the last two semifinal spots were filled at the ATP Finals on Friday. His 7-6 (5), 6-4 loss to Alexander Zverev meant the French Open and Wimbledon champion, who has been sick this week, was eliminated from eight-man tourney. World No.Continue Reading

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner made it two wins in two matches before his home fans at the ATP Finals, beating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday. Earlier, Daniil Medvedev moved back into contention with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Alex De Minaur. Medvedev rebounds from temper tantrum and back into contentionAndrewContinue Reading

That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club announced Wednesday that artificial intelligence will be used to make the ‘out’ and ‘fault’ calls at the championships from 2025. Artificial intelligence will be used to make the ‘out’ and ‘fault’ callsTheContinue Reading

Coming Up Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime will play Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti for Olympic bronze in men’s singles tennis. Watch live coverage of the match from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Saturday. Live coverage from Rolland GarrosCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 03, 2024 4:04 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hoursContinue Reading

Coming Up Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Ottawa Gabriela Dabrowski will play for Olympic bronze on Friday. Watch live coverage of their match from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Auger-Aliassime lost his men’s singles semifinal earlier in the day, and will play for bronze in that event on Saturday. Live coverageContinue Reading

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-5, 6-4 to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in a men’s quarterfinal Saturday at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich. Montreal native bounced by German; Spain’s Muguruza retires from women’s tennisThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 20, 2024 1:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoContinue Reading

New Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 over Japan’s Taro Daniel on Thursday in Munich. Montreal native takes down Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-3, 6-2, to face Struff nextThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 18, 2024 2:38 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was pushed to the limit before narrowly defeating Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), and 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships on Tuesday in Munich. Canadian fires 11 aces while teammate Shapovalov ousted in Romanian tourneyThe Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading