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Yesterday’s hard-fought matches at the WTA Montreal Open whittled down the remaining eight contenders to the final four. Each woman remaining has the potential to lift the trophy in Montreal. This week, we’ve seen some extraordinary battles with each woman in the semifinals truly earning their place. Who’ll make it to final and whose quest […] READ MORE
Gael Monfils took out Frances Tiafoe 6-1 7-6 in the third round of the 2021 National Bank Open. The 34-year-old won consecutive matches for the first time since the pandemic and made his first quarterfinal at ATP Masters 1000 level in almost two years. Gael Monfils in 2020 Monfils had a brilliant start to the […] READ MORE
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Toronto Masters, citing a left foot injury. It’s no secret that Nadal has been suffering with this injury since the French Open, where he suffered a crushing loss to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Despite showing some good signs at the Citi Open in Washington last week, Nadal suffered […] READ MORE
The Roger Federer withdrawal from two major North American hardcourt tournaments has put his participation in the US Open very much in doubt. The tournaments announced separately that Federer had pulled out due to his lingering right knee injury. The reason that the Federer withdrawal from these Masters 1000 tournaments makes his US Open future […] READ MORE
Iga Swiatek is a star on the rise. Ever since her upset of Caroline Wozniacki at the 2019 Rogers Cup, she has gone from strength to strength, winning the 2020 French Open at the tender age of 19. Winning the French Open meant that the Polish star was both the lowest ranked player to win […] READ MORE
Denis Shapovalov has been in the discussion over the next great talent on the men’s tour for some time now. He became the youngest player ever to make a semifinal of an ATP Masters 1000 event in 2017. Since then he has been steadily climbing the ranks on the men’s tour. However, the rapid rise […] READ MORE
It was back in the summer of 2017 when Denis Shapovalov made his big breakthrough on the ATP Tour with a surprising run to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, which he then followed up with a run to the fourth round of the US Open. Fast forward three years to 2020, and the now […] READ MORE
TORONTO– Bianca Andreescu’s childhood dream is now a reality. Her first tournament back after five months of a shoulder injury, Andreescu is once again a WTA champion. But it was in a way that was unexpected. Serena Williams, after going down a break and 3-1 in the first set, withdrew due to an upper back […] READ MORE
TORONTO- Serena Williams brought her best for the Friday night Toronto crowd. On Thursday, the 23-time Grand Slam champion struggled to achieve any type of consistent rhythm. Against Osaka, it was the return of the powerful, dominant Serena Williams cruising to a 6-3 6-4 victory. Serving 12 aces and not facing a break point, Williams […] READ MORE
TORONTO- Bianca Andreescu is continuing to live her dream and, for the first time in 50 years, a Canadian woman is in the semifinals at the Rogers Cup. For Andreescu the path has not been entirely simple. Instead, the journey has been pervaded with uncertainty. After having won the first set of her quarterfinal against […] READ MORE