While the stay was short for the Canadians in Miami, there were plenty of positives to be taken from part two of the Sunshine Double, especially for rising star Victoria Mboko. The teen dazzled in her two matches in South Florida, carrying the great form that had seen her dominate the ITF circuit onto the main tour.
Here’s what you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Impressive Debut for Mboko
The Canadian contingent in Miami got off to a strong start at the 1000-level event, with all five singles players winning their opening matches.
All eyes were on 18-year-old Victoria Mboko heading into the Miami Open as the teen received a wildcard into her first WTA 1000 event and just her second WTA Tour main draw. In round one, she outlasted Camila Osorio for her first tour-level main draw match win.
Then in the second round, she went toe-to-toe for over two hours with world No. 11 Paula Badosa, pushing the veteran to a third-set tiebreak despite having dropped the opening set and trailing 5-2 in the third. While the comeback ultimately came up short, Mboko left her mark on the tournament.
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Gabriel Diallo was the only other Canadian who had to play a first-round match. He easily beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in round one but his tournament came to a disappointing end as he suffered an ankle injury in the second set of his round-two clash with Arthur Fils and was forced to retire.
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Annie Fernandez, and Denis Shapovalov were all seeded and had first-round byes. They all won their opening matches but lost in round three.
Auger-Aliassime defeated Tristan Schoolkate before bowing out in three sets against 15th seed Lorenzo Musetti. Fernandez took down Alycia Parks but was foiled in her next match by Ashlyn Krueger. Shapovalov narrowly got through his opener against Thiago Agustin Tirante before falling to Taylor Fritz.
Doubles was disappointing for the Canadians, with both Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski losing their respective opening matches.
As a result of the Miami defeats, there are no Canadians competing this week on the ATP or WTA main tours.
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Under the Radar: Arseneault Siblings United
It was a rare title-less week for Canada on the lower circuits. The best Canadian results were a few semifinal runs.
Some of those semifinals came on the ITF Tour in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where the three Arseneault siblings were all competing. Nicolas Arseneault had the best singles result, getting to the semifinal as a qualifier where he bowed out to the eventual champion Petr Brunclik of Czechia.
In doubles, Nicolas and his twin brother Mikael reached the semifinals together. They also lost to the eventual champions Blu Baker and Andrew Fenty.
Their big sister Ariana qualified for the women’s singles main draw and won her opening match before falling in round two to 13th seed Matilde Jorge. She also reached the quarter-finals of the doubles with Christina Rosca.
There is another pair of ITF events in Santo Domingo this week, with the three Arseneaults among the 18 Canadians competing.
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Three Canadian women, Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic, and Carol Zhao, are all competing at the WTA 125 event this week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
The ITF Masters Tour World Individual Championships for the 30+ to 45+ age groups took place last week in Antalya, Turkey, but like the team championships, Canada was unable to bring home a medal.
Fischer Indoor Junior Nationals are also underway this week, with the U16s competing in Quebec and the U12s in Calgary. CLICK HERE to read the event preview.
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