The primary balls at Roland-Garros have already been struck with qualifying underway, however Leylah Annie Fernandez and Denis Shapovalov have some enterprise to take care of earlier than touchdown in Paris.
This week supplies one final probability for gamers to search out some kind forward of the clay-court main and people two Canadians shall be seeking to choose up some confidence-boosting wins.
Right here’s what it’s good to know.
In Case You Missed It: One and Performed in Rome
Many of the Canadians had been eradicated within the first week of the BNL Internazionali d’Italia in Rome, with solely Leylah Fernandez getting by means of within the girls’s doubles.
Nonetheless, her keep in Rome didn’t prolong far into the second week as she and Aranxta Rus had been soundly overwhelmed within the second spherical by sixth seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko.
What to Watch: Pre-RG Prep for Shapovalov, Fernandez
With Roland-Garros quick approaching, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Annie Fernandez are each getting in some last-minute preparation forward of the Grand Slam occasion in Paris.
Shapovalov is competing this week in Geneva and received his opening match on Tuesday over Frederico Coria. Subsequent up for the Canadian is a conflict with No. 6 seed Tallon Griekspoor. A win may arrange a conflict within the quarter-finals with world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
Fernandez received her marketing campaign on the WTA 500 occasion in Strasbourg underway with a comeback win over Anastasia Potapova. She faces fifth seed Liumdila Samsonova on Tuesday.
With a win, she would face both No. 2 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia or Emma Navarro within the quarter-finals.
Bianca Andreescu was going to make her long-awaited return to the tour this week in Rabat however withdrew. She is anticipated to play subsequent week at Roland-Garros.
Qualifying for the second main of the 12 months is underway in Paris and of the 5 Canadians who entered the occasion, 4 nonetheless have an opportunity to achieve the primary attract Paris.
There are three Canadian girls competing in qualies. Thus far solely Rebecca Marino has performed her opening match, beating Marina Capurro Taborda in straight units. She faces Lucija Ciric Bagaric within the second spherical.
Each Marina Stakusic and Carol Zhao open their qualifying campaigns on Tuesday.
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Gabriel Diallo received his bid underway with a gritty win over Genaro Alberto Olivieri. He’ll face one other Argentine, Marco Trungelliti, within the second spherical. Alexis Galarneau misplaced within the opening spherical of qualifying to Quentin Halys.
Underneath the Radar: Double Delight for Cross, Venos
Two Canadians had been victorious on the ITF circuits final week, with Kayla Cross and Thomas Venos each selecting up doubles titles.
Cross received the W35 occasion in Bethany Seashore alongside American Jaeda Daniel. The pair had been seeded second and dropped only one set on their approach to the title, which they claimed with a 7-6(3), 7-6(2) victory over an all-American workforce within the last.
The victory in Delware is the third ITF doubles triumph of Cross’ profession, however the first outdoors of Canada. Her earlier wins had been at W25 occasions in Edmonton and Saskatoon. She additionally reached the singles semifinals in Bethany Seashore, shedding to the eventual champion Kajsa Rinaldo Persson of Sweden in three units.
Venos continued his latest run of fine kind together with his third ITF wheelchair doubles title of the season on the 27e Tournoi Bulle Indoors in Switzerland alongside Andrew Penney. It’s the first time in Venos’ profession that he has received three titles in a season.
Seeded second, Venos and Penny didn’t drop a set on their approach to the ultimate after which took the opening set of the title match 7-5 earlier than their opponents retired.
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The Canadian will look to maintain the great occasions rolling at one other ITF occasion this week in Padova, Italy together with Mitch McIntyre. Rob Shaw additionally returns to the ITF wheelchair tour for the primary time since successful the Japan Open in early April.
You’ll be able to observe the Canadians in motion each week right here.
