By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, August 14, 2022 Declaring “the fire is back,” Simona Halep brought burning baseline intensity beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to win her 24th career title in Toronto. Photo credit: Getty Channeling consistency and combustibility, Simona Halep is queen of Canada again. A day after declaring “the fire is …
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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday August 13, 2022 Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz moved within a victory of his second Masters 1000 title on Saturday in Montreal, rallying from a set down to defeat Casper Ruud, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. The Polish No.1 has been cool under pressure in Canada this week – each of his …
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By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, August 11, 2022 Coco Gauff edged Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4) in a tense three hour, 11-minute drama to squeeze into the Toronto quarterfinals where she will face former world No. 1 Simona Halep. Photo credit: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Facing a heavy hitter and miniscule margins, Coco Gauff suffered a seven …
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By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, August 8, 2022 Serena Williams subdued Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-3, 6-4 to score her first singles win in a year-and-a-half at the National Bank Open in Toronto. Photo credit: Getty Karaoke queen Serena Williams was in no mood for a Toronto swan song today. Williams cleared her throat and tuned …
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The hard court action will heat up significantly this week in Canada with 1000-level events in Toronto (WTA) and Montreal (ATP), as the players begin a two-week grind that will start at the National Bank Open and finish with the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. Let’s have a look at the key talking points …
By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Sunday, August 7, 2022 Liudmila Samsonova stopped Kaia Kanepi in a steamy Washington, DC final to claim her second career WTA championship. Photo credit: Citi Open WASHINGTON, DC—Liudmila Samsonova of Russia almost didn’t make it to the Citi Open event due to almost not securing a visa in time. …
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By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Saturday, August 6, 2022 World No. 96 Yoshihito Nishioka’s dream week in DC continues as he reached the Citi Open final where he’ll play Nick Kyrgios. Photo credit: Citi Open Facebook The dream week for Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in Washington D. continued as he reached his first career 500 …
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By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Saturday, August 6, 2022 Kaia Kanepi powered past Daria Saville to reach her first ever Washington DC final. Photo credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi showed off the powerful and pinpoint shots that has made her one the WTA’s most dangerous players en route to her first career …
By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Thursday, August 4, 2022 Novak Djokovic withdrew from Montreal due to Canada’s ongoing policy on not allowing unvaccinated international travelers. Photo credit: Pete Staples/USTA/US Open Facebook Seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming Masters 1000 ATP event in Montreal, Canada. That was due to Canada’s ongoing official …
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By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Wednesday, August 3, 2022 American men including Taylor Fritz, JJ Wolf and Frances Tiafoe enjoyed wins in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photo credit: Rob Carr/Getty American men enjoyed home crowd support amid hot conditions in the second round of this week’s Citi Open in Washington DC Top ranked American …
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