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Tennis Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open tennis tournament Wednesday when second-round opponent Hamad Medjedovic withdrew with a right leg injury. Montreal native reaches last 8 after Serbia’s Medjedovic withdrew with right leg injuryThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 19, 2025 12:34 PM EST |Continue Reading

Tennis Concern over a man who’d exhibited “fixated behaviour” caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round match at the Dubai Championships, the Women’s Tennis Association said Wednesday. Man banned from all WTA events pending threat assessmentThe Associated Press ·Continue Reading

Tennis Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and said Saturday the agreement ends a case that was “hanging over me” since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago. World No. 1-ranked Italian player, 23, can return beforeContinue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Denis Shapovalov beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final of the Dallas Open on Sunday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a 13-5 edge in aces on his second-seeded opponent. Unseeded Richmond Hill, Ont., native beats favoured No. 2 seed 7-6 (5), 6-3The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Tennis Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the final of the ATP Dallas Open with an upset win over third-seeded American Tommy Paul on Saturday. Richmond Hill, Ont., native had 6 aces in 7-5, 6-3 semifinal winThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 09, 2025 7:39 AM EST | Last Updated: 3Continue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Leylah Fernandez dropped a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 decision to American Ashlyn Krueger in the quarterfinal of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament on Thursday. Laval, Que., native loses quarterfinal 7-5, 4-6, 6-2The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 06, 2025 9:19 AM EST | Last Updated: 40 minutes agoContinue Reading

Tennis Marton Fucsovics defeated Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., 7-6 (8), 6-4, in the decisive fifth match to lift Hungary past Canada 3-2 in the men’s team tennis tournament first-round qualifier. Hungary’s Fucsovics defeats Galarneau in decisive match to down Canada 3-2 Daniel Rainbird · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Tennis Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic to win the Open Occitanie men’s tennis tournament Sunday in Montpellier, France. Canadian won his 6th ATP Tour title at the Adelaide International in JanuaryThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 12:45 PM EST | Last Updated: February 2 Felix Auger-AliassimeContinue Reading

Tennis Canada must overcome a 2-0 deficit against Hungary to advance in the Davis Cup men’s team tennis tournament. Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau before Marton Fucsovics toppled Gabriel Diallo on Saturday at Montreal’s IGA Stadium, giving Hungary a commanding lead in the best-of-five first-round qualifier. Marozsan defeated Galarneau before FucsovicsContinue Reading