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Tennis Milos Raonic will replace Felix Auger-Aliassime on the Canadian team at the Davis Cup Final 8 next month. Tennis Canada says Auger-Aliassime plans to recover from the season and devote time to his humanitarian work in Togo. Tennis Canada says Auger-Aliassime plans to do humanitarian work in TogoThe CanadianContinue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rallied to beat 12th-seeded Diana Shnaider 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3 on Monday at the Wuhan Open in China. Quebec athlete won 79 per cent of points on 1st serve vs. 12th seed, added 7 acesThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 07, 2024 3:58 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the Shanghai Masters after two rounds. They lost in striaght sets, Shapovalov to American Ben Shelton and Auger-Aliassime to Alexandre Muller of France. Top-ranked women’s player Iga Swiatek splits with coach after 3 yearsCBC Sports · Posted: Oct 04, 2024Continue Reading

Tennis The International Tennis Federation on Friday announced the Billie Jean King Cup Finals transitioning to eight teams from 12 next year to mirror the existing Davis Cup Finals format. The September stage of the Davis Cup will change to seven home-or-away series over two days. Move is part ofContinue Reading

Tennis Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner is “very confident” that he will avoid a doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests. Anti-doping agency seeking ban for U.S. Open champion after 2 positive doping testsThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

Tennis Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favourite Bu Yunchaokete on Tuesday in Beijing. Anti-doping agency seeking ban for U.S. Open champion after 2 positive doping testsThe Associated Press · Posted: OctContinue Reading

Tennis Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open in Beijing on Sunday to capture his 200th career tour-level victory. Joins Canada’s Auger-Aliassime, No. 1 Sinner as players born in 2000s to achieve featField Level Media · Posted: Sep 29, 2024 1:19 PM EDTContinue Reading

Tennis The steroid case involving top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Montreal-based body announced Saturday. Case likely won’t be resolved before Italian’s Australian Open title defence in JanuaryAndrew Dampf · The Associated Press · Posted: Sep 28, 2024 9:16 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Tennis Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., is out of the China Open after being upset by American Peyton Stearns on Friday in Beijing. Straight-sets loss marks 3rd consecutive early exit for Laval, Que., nativeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 27, 2024 9:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours agoContinue Reading