Sabalenka headlines a star-studded field at Canada’s annual showcase with the aim of turning things around on North America’s hard courts coming off a challenging stretch on Europe’s grass and clay.
China’s Shang Juncheng became the first player to win a first-round match in the men’s singles draw Sunday at the National Bank Open before rain suspended play.
The National Bank Open women’s main draw was delayed by weather Sunday.
Duncan Chan of Markham, Ont., survived a National Bank Open qualifying battle on Saturday in Montreal, with a three-set victory over Hugo Gaston of France.
Denis Shapovalov’s goal of winning back-to-back singles titles at the Los Cabos Open came up a match short.
Andreescu will kick off her National Bank Open quest as a wild-card entry Sunday under the lights against Nikola Bartunkova of Czechia as the first round of the women’s bracket gets underway.
Canada’s Victoria Mboko was not on the entry list for the US Open, suggesting that her knee injury will keep her out of another Grand Slam.
The No. 30 seed from Laval, Que., has a opening-round bye and will play either Mexico’s Renata Zarazua or Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch in her first match following Friday’s draw for the women’s bracket.
Félix Auger-Aliassime now knows his path to potential glory. The National Bank Open men’s draw was completed Friday ahead of the Canadian tennis championship getting underway this weekend.
Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen highlight the lineup of players nominated Friday to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup finals.
Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime expects to announce a new coach following this summer’s U.S. Open after ending his 10-year partnership with Frédéric Fontang.
Former world No. 4 Jack Draper has received a main-draw wild card for the National Bank Open as the British star continues his comeback from an arm injury.
Leylah Fernandez’s D.C. Open title defence is over. The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., lost 6-2, 7-6 (1) to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in the second round Wednesday after winning last year’s WTA 500 tournament.
Wimbledon reached a record-high attendance of 550,151 over the Grand Slam tournament’s two weeks, up slightly over last year, the All England Club said Tuesday.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and partner Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan exited the D.C. Open women’s doubles tournament with a first-round loss Tuesday.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial list of 16 teams entered into the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez opened her title defence with a first-round victory at the D.C. Open on Monday. Fernandez, the tournament’s seventh seed, downed Poland’s Magda Linette 6-1, 6-4, winning the match in one hour 19 minutes.
Canada’s Carol Zhao has received a main-draw wild card for what will be the final National Bank Open of her career.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic have withdrawn from the National Bank Open.
Leylah Fernandez says a trying season of injuries and losses has tested her mental fortitude. She expects to come through it as the tennis calendar shifts to the hard courts.
Canadians Rebecca Marino, Katherine Sebov and Cadence Brace have received main-draw wild cards for the 2026 National Bank Open, Tennis Canada announced Wednesday.
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