Monday Digest: Asian 1000 Occasions in Focus

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 via on the WTA Tour whereas primary draw play begins midweek in Shanghai on the ATP facet. Each occasions have Canadian content material. 

Right here’s what you have to know. 

In Case You Missed It: Gradual Begins in Asia 

The Asian swing is underway on the opposite facet of the world and it was a troublesome begin for the Canadians in singles.  4 Canadians had been competing final week however none managed to select up a win. 

Leylah Annie Fernandez was the lone Canadian within the singles primary 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 select up a win in doubles, successful her opening match with Aldila Sutjiadi over the native crew of Hanyu Guo and Xinyu Jiang. Gabriela Dabrowski additionally bought 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 had 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 primary 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 is the one Canadian to obtain 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 each might be part of their Davis Cup teammate within the Shanghai primary draw as every man received his opening qualifying match on Monday. There are two rounds of qualifying in Shanghai. Shapovalov will face Sho Shimabukuro for a spot in the principle draw whereas Diallo should battle previous Marco Trungelliti.  

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Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski are each nonetheless alive within the Beijing doubles. 

It will likely be powerful 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. 

High 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. 

Beneath the Radar: 

Canadians had three appears to be like 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 had 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 ultimate, however like their professional countrymen and girls, 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 giant teams of Canadians competing at ITF occasions in Redding, California and Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

You’ll be able to comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.