All eyes have been on Gabriela Dabrowski within the second week of Wimbledon and the doubles star from Canada shone.
Whereas she didn’t go away the All England Membership with the winner’s trophy, Canada’s prime doubles participant continued to indicate that she is likely one of the finest on the planet with a giant summer season forward of her.
Right here’s what you’ll want to know.
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Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe are approaching one yr collectively as a tandem they usually almost gained their second main at Wimbledon, reaching the ultimate the place they misplaced in two tiebreaks to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.
The Canadian-Kiwi pair had a few powerful exams within the second spherical and within the quarter-finals however have been in a position to ebook their place within the title match with a robust win over Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk. Nonetheless, the veterans Siniakova and Townsend managed to play higher within the breakers to swipe the trophy.
All different Canadians have been eradicated within the first week of Wimbledon.
What to Watch: Auger-Aliassime Returns to Clay
With the subsequent huge occasion on the tennis calendar, the 2024 Summer season Olympics in Paris, being on clay, Félix Auger-Aliassime is returning to the dust this week on the ATP 250 occasion in Gstaad, Switzerland.
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The Canadian is seeded fourth and, after a bye, will meet both Yannick Hanfmann or Damir Dzumhur. He’s in the identical quarter as No. 6 seed Matteo Berrettini and will meet prime seed Stefanos Tsitsipas within the semifinals.
Auger-Aliassime additionally entered the doubles in Gstaad however misplaced in spherical one to prime seeds Jamie Murray and Adam Pavlasek alongside Swiss Dominic Stricker.
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Gabriel Diallo is sticking round on grass for one more week. He’s competing on the ultimate garden occasion of the season in Newport, Rhode Island. The 6’8 Canadian will face a qualifier in spherical one and will meet No. 8 seed Rinky Hijikata within the second spherical.
His projected quarter-final opponent is prime seed and defending champion Adrian Mannarino.
Below the Radar: Wheelchair Wins
Canadians had two important victories final week on the ITF Wheelchair Tour from two gamers at very completely different levels of their careers.
18-year-old Frederique Berube Perron had her breakthrough on dwelling soil on the Vancouver Worldwide Wheelchair Tennis Event, claiming her first ITF wheelchair singles title.
Unseeded, she didn’t drop a set on her strategy to the title, beating Laura Goodkind 6-2, 6-4 within the ultimate. Berube Perron doubled up in Vancouver, additionally successful the doubles with Goodkind, her second ITF doubles win.
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Rob Shaw lastly obtained his arms on a singles trophy in 2024 final week, capturing the German Open the place he was the highest seed, with out dropping a set. Within the ultimate, he avenged his 2023 Parapan Am Video games ultimate defeat to Francisco Cayulef.
Having already gained 4 doubles titles in 2024, it’s the Canadian’s first singles win on the ITF circuit since 2022.
Steven Diez broke a protracted title drought final week on the ITF Tour, successful the M25 occasion in Roda de Bera Spain. He upset second seed Alberto Barroso Campos in three units within the ultimate.
It’s Diez’s first singles title since 2019.
The ITF Junior Tour continued its keep in Western Canada with a J100 occasion in Vancouver final week. All 4 titles have been gained by Canadians, with Connor Church and Raphaelle Leroux every successful singles and doubles titles.
Leroux gained the doubles with fellow Canadian Emma Andrea Tutoveanu, whereas Church teamed up with American Zachary Cohen to win the boys doubles.
Canada performed host to its first ATP Challenger Tour occasion final week in Winnipeg, gained by Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi. Click on right here to learn the complete match recap.
The ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Girls’s World Tour are stopping in Granby, Quebec this week. A Canadian man has gained the Granby Challenger title in back-to-back years (2022: Gabriel Diallo, 2023: Alexis Galarneau).
You may observe the Canadians in motion each week right here.
