Sports/Tennis (Page 18)

Tennis Canada’s Leylah Fernandez overcame 20 aces and saved two match points before beating fourth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in second-round action Thursday at the Cincinnati Open. Laval, Que., native overcomes 20 aces en route to 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over 4th seedThe CanadianContinue Reading

Tennis Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic on Wednesday. Canadian fresh off Olympic mixed doubles bronze medal Gabriela DabrowskiThe Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 14, 2024 1:38 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Tennis Jessica Pegula has successfully defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title. The No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player topped Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Australia’s Alexei Popyrin claims men’s singles crownJoshua Clipperton · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 12, 2024Continue Reading

Tennis Defending champion Jessica Pegula defeated No. 14 Diana Shnaider 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to book a spot in Monday’s title match against Amanda Anisimova at 6 p.m. ET in Toronto. Andrey Rublev will battle Alexei Popyrin for the men’s title in Montreal at 7:30 p.m. Amanda Anisimova and AlexeiContinue Reading

Tennis Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand ground out a win over Stearns and Poland’s Magda Linette 6-7, 7-6, 1/810-5 3/8 to make the quarters. Heavy rain in Montreal halted men’s play on Friday Joshua Clipperton · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 09, 2024 10:49Continue Reading

Tennis Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez was upset 6-4, 6-2 by American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger in second-round action Thursday. No. 15 Fernandez was the last Canadian player remaining at the country’s signature event, including the men’s bracket in Montreal. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov were both eliminated in men’s competition JoshuaContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez faltered after a strong first set in a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tennis tournament. Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic cruises to victory after 1st-set loss in EnglandThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 21, 2024Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez moved on to the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic on Wednesday in Birmingham, England. Milos Raonic ousted by American Fritz at Queen’s Club tournamentThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 19, 2024 2:01 PMContinue Reading

Tennis Novak Djokovic will compete in the upcoming Paris Games, the Serbian Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday. 37-year-old Djokovic had said surgery on right knee ‘went well’The Associated Press · Posted: Jun 18, 2024 6:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago It was unclear if Serbia’s Novak DjokovicContinue Reading