Summer time is formally right here and meaning the Canadian July and August onerous courtroom swing on the professional circuit is about to get underway this week in Laval and Saskatoon.
The $60,000 ITF girls’s occasion in Saskatoon will characteristic a powerful dwelling contingent led by sixth-seeded Stacey Fung who has already received three singles titles this season. Becoming a member of Fung in the primary draw are her compatriots Kayla Cross, Bianca Jolie Fernandez, Mia Kupres, Victoria Mboko, Ora Ogilvy, Martyna Ostrzygalo, and up to date NCAA finalist Layne Sleeth.
Final yr, Mboko received the primary professional title of her younger profession in Saskatoon and might be trying to repeat as champion in 2023.
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In the meantime, Kimberly Birrell of Australia, ranked no. 117 on the WTA rankings, is the highest seed and American Kayla Day is seeded no. 2. Her compatriots Emina Bektas and Sachia Vickery spherical out the highest 4 seeds on this yr’s match.
Throughout the nation, Laval is internet hosting a $25,000 males’s ITF occasion at Parc St-Victor. The inaugural version will embrace a complete slew of Canadians, most notably Liam Draxl, Taha Baadi, Marko Stakusic, Joshua Lapadat, and Jaden Weekes. American Alafia Ayeni ranked no. 406 on this planet, and Alexandr Cozbinov of Moldova are the highest seeds.
The skilled tennis summer season calendar in Canada additionally consists of stops in Granby, Winnipeg, and St-Augustin through the months of July and August. To not point out the Nationwide Financial institution Open introduced by Rogers when all the perfect gamers on this planet will showcase their abilities in Montreal and Toronto.
