Sports/Tennis (Page 11)

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the semifinal of the Hong Kong Open following a 6-1, 7-6 (9) win over American Bernarda Pera on Friday. Canadian will face tourney’s top seed; Zverev advances to Paris Masters semisThe Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 01, 2024 11:34 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open, defeating Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday. She faces American Bernarda Pera on Friday at 5:45 a.m. ET. Defending champion faces No. 9 Bernarda Pera on Friday at 5:45 a.m. ETThe Canadian Press · Posted: OctContinue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Marina Stakusic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Merida Open tennis tournament with a 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) win over Australia’s Maya Joint on Wednesday in Mexico. Canadian converted 7 of her 10 break points in 3 set victory over Maya JointThe Canadian Press · Posted: OctContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Defending champion Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Britain’s Heather Watson on Tuesday. Top-ranked men’s player Jannik Sinner won’t play at Paris Masters due to illnessThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 29, 2024 11:35 AMContinue Reading

Tennis Top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand fell just short of a women’s doubles final appearance at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. Top seeded duo drop 3-set match to Japan’s Aoyama, Hozumi The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 26, 2024 2:06Continue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament Friday with a hard-fought 6-7 (7) 6-3, 7-6 (3) quarterfinal loss to France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. 21-year-old Frenchman fires 27 aces past Richmond Hill, Ont., nativeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 25, 2024 6:08 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Tennis Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday in Basel, Switzerland. Beats Bautista Agut in straight sets, improves career mark to 3-0 vs. Spanish veteranThe Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Tennis Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men’s doubles together, are first-ballot selections for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. 12-time Grand Slam winning CanadianContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have both moved on to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime begins Swiss Indoors title defence with winThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 23, 2024 7:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago LeylahContinue Reading