Sports/Tennis (Page 23)

Tennis Canada’s Rebecca Marino lost in second-round play to France’s Leolia Jeanjean at the Puerto Vallarta Open on Thursday in Mexico. Vancouver native was only Canadian left in tournament before Thursday’s lossThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 22, 2024 9:07 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Canada’s RebeccaContinue Reading

Tennis The second-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe moved on to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Thursday. No. 2 seed advance with 6-4, 6-4 victoryThe Canadian PressContinue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP The second-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe advanced to the women’s doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 5-7, 6-2, 10-6 second-round win over China’s Zhang Shuai and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina on Wednesday. Ottawa native Dabrowski, partner will next face No. 6Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the Dubai Tennis Championship after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the second round Tuesday. Wins was 26th-ranked Jasmine Paolini’s 1st win in 4 meetings against CanadianThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 20, 2024 12:35 PM EST | Last Updated: 11Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruised into the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera of the United States on Monday. 21-year-old from Laval, Que., improves record this season to 6-3The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 19, 2024 11:43 AM EST | LastContinue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Milos Raonic withdrew from his quarterfinal against top seed Jannik Sinner with an injury Friday at the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Former world No. 3 from Thornhill, Ont., was trying to reach 1st semifinal since 2020The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 16, 2024 8:45Continue Reading

Tennis·ROUNDUP Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 7-5, 6-3 upset of fifth seed Qinwen Zheng of China on Wednesday in Doha. It was a mixed day for Canadians in the Netherlands, with Milos Raonic winning and Denis Shapovalov losing in straight sets. InContinue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is off to the round of 16 at the Qatar Open after a 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain’s Paula Badosa on Tuesday. Canadian faces 5th seed Qinwen Zheng in Round of 16, withdraws from doubles playThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 13, 2024 11:10 AMContinue Reading

Tennis·Updated Canadian Leylah Fernandez upset No. 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 7-6 (4) in first-round action of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Monday in Doha. Unseeded Canadian faces Spanish wild card Paula Badosa in Round 2 on TuesdayField Level Media · Posted: Feb 12, 2024 12:08 PM EST | LastContinue Reading