The Asian swing is brief and candy and is already at its pinnacle with the 1000 occasions on each excursions happening.
Beijing is already partway by means of on the WTA Tour whereas predominant draw play begins midweek in Shanghai on the ATP aspect. Each occasions have Canadian content material.
Right here’s what you might want to know.
In Case You Missed It: Gradual Begins in Asia
The Asian swing is underway on the opposite aspect of the world and it was a tricky begin for the Canadians in singles. 4 Canadians have been competing final week however none managed to choose up a win.
Leylah Annie Fernandez was the lone Canadian within the singles predominant draw on the WTA 1000 occasion in Beijing and, after a first-round bye, misplaced to American Peyton Stearns in straight units.
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Nonetheless, the Canadian did handle to choose up a win in doubles, successful her opening match with Aldila Sutjiadi over the native group of Hanyu Guo and Xinyu Jiang. Gabriela Dabrowski additionally received off to a successful begin in doubles in Beijing with Erin Routliffe. The highest seeds defeated Su Wei Hsieh and Xiyu Wang within the first spherical.
Each Marina Stakusic and Carol Zhao have been competing in singles qualifying in Beijing however misplaced within the first spherical.
Félix Auger-Aliassime was the one Canadian man competing on the ATP predominant tour on the 500 occasion in Tokyo however was shocked within the first spherical by native favorite Yoshihito Nishioka in a three-hour, three-set thriller.
What to Watch: ATP joins the 1000 motion
Whereas the WTA 1000 occasion in Beijing is ongoing, the ATP will get their Asian 1000 underway this week additional down the Chinese language coast in Shanghai.
Félix Auger-Aliassime obtained direct entry into the occasion. He’s seeded 18th and can face both Luca Nardi or Alexandre Muller in his opening match after a bye. A possible gauntlet follows as Auger-Aliassime is projected to face No. 10 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in spherical three, No. 5 Daniil Medvedev within the spherical of sixteen, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the quarter-finals and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz within the semis.
Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo will each be a part of their Davis Cup teammate within the Shanghai predominant draw having come by means of qualifying.
Shapovalov has a really difficult draw forward of him, opening towards Lorenzo Sonego with No. 14 seed Ben Shelton ready in spherical two. He’s in the identical quarter of the draw as Auger-Aliassime however must beat Sinner within the fourth spherical to set the all-Canadian conflict.
Diallo shall be making his first Masters 1000 predominant draw look exterior of Canada and opens towards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. A win would arrange a gathering with thirtieth seed Tomas Mahac. World No. 9 Casper Ruud is his projected third-round opponent.
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Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski are each nonetheless alive within the Beijing doubles.
It is going to be robust for Fernandez and Aldila Sutjiadi as they face Olympic gold medalists and fifth seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini within the second spherical. Nonetheless, in the event that they pull the upset, their path would open as Errani and Paolini are the one seeds left within the backside half of the draw.
Prime seeds Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe face Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls within the second spherical. A win would arrange a quarter-final conflict with No. 7 seeds Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova, who knocked the Canadian-Kiwi duo out within the final eight of the US Open.
Underneath the Radar:
Canadians had three seems to be at titles final week on the ITF World Tour however solely managed to say three runner-up trophies.
18-year-old Victoria Mboko was the lone singles finalist, attending to the title match on the W35 in Berkeley, California, however she misplaced in three units to American Iva Jovic.
Rebecca Marino and Cleeve Harper each reached ITF doubles finals final week in Templeton, California and Sabadell, Spain respectively however each have been defeated.
An all-Canadian junior pair additionally had a runner-up efficiency on the ITF junior circuit as Antoine Clavel and Maxim Yevdayev reached the J30 Punta Cana doubles remaining, however like their professional countrymen and ladies, they fell within the title match.
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This week, Marina Stakusic is competing in an extra-strong WTA 125 attract Hong Kong.
There are additionally massive teams of Canadians competing at ITF occasions in Redding, California and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
You may comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.
