There have been fairly a couple of Canadians in motion all around the globe final week, with most of them kicking off their clay courtroom season. A brand new floor means time to adapt, and it seems that probably the most adaptable of all of them was Alexis Galarneau, who fought his means into to the ultimate of the Mexico Metropolis Challenger.
After a while away to rehab a wrist damage and with so few factors to defend over the subsequent few weeks, he’ll be centered on capitalizing on his upcoming tournaments to maneuver up within the rankings. Will clay deal with him nicely?
Right here’s a fast take a look at final week’s highlights.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: FERNANDEZ FALLS IN CHARLESTON
Leylah Annie Fernandez inaugurated her clay season on the WTA 500 Charleston Open. Because the 14th seed in a really powerful draw, she took benefit of a first-round bye however was toppled within the subsequent spherical by Sloane Stephens in two units. On Sunday, Danielle Collins added one more winner’s crown (!) to her trophy case.
On the lads’s aspect, solely Denis Shapovalov was in motion on the ATP 250 in Houston. They are saying all the pieces’s larger in Texas, and that apparently applies to Marcos Giron’s sport. Within the opening spherical, he acquired the higher of Shapo in two units.
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FÉLIX AUGER-ALIASSIME COMES OUT OF THE GATE STRONG IN MONTE CARLO
As Canada’s sole consultant on the season’s first clay courtroom Masters 1000 in Monaco, Félix began out robust with a two-set win over qualifier Luca Nardi. Let’s hope he walked away from the match with loads of confidence as a result of ready within the wings is none aside from Carlos Alcaraz (3), king of our ATP energy rankings.
It gained’t be simple for Félix, but when he could cause the upset and transfer into the third spherical, the draw may open up fairly rapidly. We’ll be following the match all week.
UNDER THE RADAR: ALEXIS GALARNEAU IN THE FINAL TWO IN MEXICO CITY
Alexis Galarneau got here so near profitable his first title of 2024 on the Mexico Metropolis Challenger. Within the closing showdown, Thiago Agustin Tirante (1) outmaneuvered the Canadian in two units. Visibly bothered by an damage, Galarneau struggled on serve. Regardless, it was a glowing week for him, as he strikes up 36 spots to No.176.
Within the ladies’s sport, Carson Branstine and Ekaterina Reyngold took the highest honors in doubles on the ITF match in Hammamet, Tunisia. The Canadian was additionally a finalist within the singles occasion.
This week, Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil are on the Morelos Open Challenger. They each face powerful opponents of their opening matches, as Galarneau takes on prime seed Rinky Hijikata whereas Pospisil tussles with Gijs Brouwer (7).
Gabriel Diallo, Benjamin Sigouin and Kelsey Stevenson are within the combine on the Sarasota Challenger in Florida. Within the first spherical of the singles occasion, Diallo (7) faces a qualifier. Sigouin and Stevenson are within the doubles occasion: Sigouin will play with Alexander Ritschard of Switzerland and Stevenson joined forces with New Zealander Ajeet Rai. The Canadians may collide within the semis.
You may observe the Canadians in motion each week right here.
