Felix Auger-Aliassime won his opening match Saturday at the Madrid Open tennis tournament defeating Vilius Gaubas 6-3, 6-4. Auger-Aliassime, the third seed, will face Belgian Alexander Blockx on Monday.
Denis Shapovalolv dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Norway’s Nicolai Budkov Kjaer after the Norwegian finished with four service breaks in six opportunities in the contest to beat Shapovalolv.
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to defend his French Open title due to a right wrist injury. Alcaraz was injured at the Barcelona Open this month during his first-round win and withdrew the day after.
Canada's Gabriel Diallo made quick work of Vitaliy Sachko by picking up a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the first round of the BMW Open.
Jannik Sinner saw his way into the semifinal of the Monte-Carlo Masters by defeating Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 in Friday's quarter-final matchup.
Sixth-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Masters after Casper Ruud retired due to injury on Thursday. The match concluded with Auger-Aliassime leading 7-5, 2-2. Auger-Aliassime has four consecutive wins against the Norwegian.
Sixth-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised past Marin Čilić in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the Round of 16 at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Bianca Andreescu will lead Canada into a Billie Jean King Cup tie this week in Kazakhstan where she will face good friend Yulia Putintseva. The 25-year-old spoke to TSN about her progress this season and what it means to wear the Maple Leaf.
Arthur Ashe was the first Black male to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. His commitment to social justice, health and humanitarian issues left his mark on and off the court.
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