Crew Canada has landed in Manchester as they appear to achieve the Davis Cup quarter-finals for the third 12 months in a row.
All eyes will likely be on the 2022 champions as they tussle with three sturdy groups trying to punch their respective tickets to the Davis Cup Remaining 8. Luckily, the Canadians are sending their finest to Nice Britain.
Right here’s what that you must know.
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Crew Canada is trying to attain the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup as they compete within the Davis Cup Finals group stage in Manchester this week. Canada is in Group D with Nice Britain, Argentina, and Finland.
For the primary time since profitable the Davis Cup in November 2022, Canada is rolling out the identical lineup that lifted the trophy in Malaga, Spain with Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Vasek Pospisil, and Alexis Galarneau donning the crimson and white.
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Within the group stage, Canada will play every nation as soon as in three-match ties. The highest two groups within the group advance to the Davis Cup Remaining 8 in Malaga in November. Canada performs Argentina on Tuesday (Sep. 10), Finland on Thursday (Sep. 12) and the hosts Nice Britain on Sunday (Sep. 15).
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Whereas the Davis Cup is dominating the ATP calendar this week, the WTA season is continuing as normal.
Marina Stakusic is the lone Canadian competing in singles on the principle tour at a WTA 500 occasion in Guadalajara. She’s going to play Anna-Karolina Shmiedlova within the first spherical and would face high seed Jelena Ostapenko in spherical two.
The rising Canadian star can also be taking part in doubles with Valeria Savinykh. They play the American crew of Anna Rogers and Alana Smith within the first spherical.
Rebecca Marino, who misplaced within the closing spherical of singles qualifying, can also be taking part in doubles in Guadalajara alongside American Kayla Day. They face third seeds Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva within the first spherical.
In Case You Missed It: Berube Perron Makes Historical past at US Open
Probably the most notable end result within the second week of the 12 months’s closing main got here from an surprising supply: the junior women wheelchair singles.
18-year-old Frederique Berube Perron, who had her breakthrough on the ITF circuit over the summer season, was the primary Canadian junior ever to compete at a junior Grand Slam wheelchair occasion and have become the primary Canadian wheelchair junior participant to win a match at a serious.
In her opening match of the eight-player discipline, Berube Perron defeated Isla Gillespie of New Zealand in straight units to achieve the semifinals, the place she misplaced to the eventual champion Yuma Takamuro of Japan.
She additionally performed doubles with Sabina Cauz of the USA however they misplaced of their first match to the highest seeds Luna Gryp of Belgium and Vitoria Miranda of Brazil in straight units.
Week two of the US Open was quieter for Canada as Gabriela Dabrowski was the one Canadian to achieve the second week and her marketing campaign ended on Tuesday.
Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe’s title defence got here to a stunning finish within the quarter-finals of the ladies’s doubles after they misplaced to Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova regardless of having led by a set and 3-1 within the second.
Underneath the Radar: Arseneault’s doubles dominance
Ariana Arseneault’s star continues to rise as a doubles participant as she picked up her third title of the summer season final week. Having already received two titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Nationwide Financial institution Open with Mia Kupres, she received the ITF W35 in Punta Cana with fellow Canadian Kayla Cross.
The Canadians have been the highest seeds and didn’t drop a set on their approach to the title, kicking off their marketing campaign with a double-bagel win within the first spherical. They beat Margaux Maquet and Maria Martinez Vaquero 6-4, 7-6(5) within the closing.
For Cross, it was her second ITF doubles title of the 12 months.
Bianca Jolie Fernandez, who has additionally had some good doubles outcomes this summer season, reached the doubles closing at a W35 occasion in Portugal with Radka Zelnickova of Slovakia, however the pair have been crushed in straight units.
Learn additionally: Younger Crew Canada Poised for Extra Davis Cup Success in Manchester
Liam Draxl reached his twelfth skilled singles closing final week at an ITF M15 in Constanta, Romania, however misplaced to native Nicholas David Ionel in straight units.
Canada performs host to the ITF Junior and Wheelchair excursions this week with occasions in Montreal and Toronto.
You’ll be able to comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.
