The Canadians made their presence recognized within the first week of Roland-Garros.
Highlighted by the return of Bianca Andreescu after a prolonged damage layoff, 4 of the 5 Canadians in the primary draw bought by a number of rounds, with three of them matching their career-best ends in Paris.
This week, considered one of Canada’s wheelchair athletes will look to make his mark on the Parisian clay after a robust lead-up efficiency.
Right here’s what it is advisable to know.
In Case You Missed It: 4 Canadians Rating Wins at Roland-Garros
Whereas all 5 Canadians competing within the singles attracts on the second Grand Slam occasion of the season failed to succeed in the second week, 4 of them had their greatest outcomes on the clay-court main.
Félix Auger-Aliassime had the deepest run, reaching the fourth spherical in Paris for the second time in his profession. He served brilliantly by three rounds, taking out Yoshihito Nishioka, Henri Squire, and fifteenth seed Ben Shelton earlier than assembly his match within the type of third seed Carlos Alcaraz.
A yr faraway from reaching spherical three in Paris for the primary time, Denis Shapovalov repeated the feat with victories over Luca Van Assche and twenty fifth seed Frances Tiafoe earlier than getting overpowered by world No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz.
In her first occasion again after 9 months away from the tour, Bianca Andreescu impressed at Roland-Garros, reaching the third spherical for the second time with wins over Sara Sorribes Tormo and twenty third seed Anna Kalinskaya earlier than developing simply quick in opposition to twelfth seed Jasmine Paolini.
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Gabriel Diallo had a distinct type of first in Paris, qualifying for his first main major draw. Nevertheless, he misplaced within the first spherical to Kei Nishikori.
4 of the 5 Canadians reached the third spherical in Paris, with former quarter-finalist Leylah Annie Fernandez additionally scoring a pair of wins over Jessika Ponchet and Wang Xiyu earlier than happening in two tight units to eighth seed Ons Jabeur.
Fernandez is the lone Canadian taking part in doubles, becoming a member of forces with Erin Routliffe. They rallied from a set all the way down to win their opening match earlier than a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win in spherical two over the Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.
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Three Canadians will likely be collaborating within the second week of the French Open.
Leylah Annie Fernandez is the lone carryover from week one as she and Erin Routliffe are by to the third spherical of the ladies’s doubles. The ninth seeds meet Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse within the third spherical.
The Canadian-Kiwi pair are the highest-seeded group left within the high half of the draw. No. 13 seeds Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel are potential quarter-final opponents, with eleventh seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini probably awaiting within the semis finals.
Keegan Rice is the lone Canadian competing within the junior occasion and bought his singles marketing campaign underway with a straight-set win on Monday. He’ll play second seed Joel Schwaerzler in spherical two.
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In doubles, Rice is teaming up with Petr Brunclik of Czechia. They play fourth seeds Kaylan Bigun and Jagger Leach within the first spherical.
Rob Shaw arrives in Paris with some good type after a robust run final week on French clay in Royan, however he can have his arms full within the singles at Roland-Garros as he drew high seed Niels Vink in spherical two.
Shaw is teaming up with David Wagner within the doubles. They are going to play second seeds Andy Lapthorne and Man Sasson of their opening match.
Each Fernandez and Shaw reached their respective doubles finals in 2023.
Underneath the Radar: Shaw Bringing Momentum Into Paris
Whereas the draw at Roland-Garros was not probably the most sort to Rob Shaw, he has each cause to be assured heading into the second main of the yr after an enormous week on the French clay in Royan.
Shaw reached each finals on the ITF occasion, successful the doubles title alongside Heath Davidson.
The pair have now received 4 titles collectively in 2024. They have been the highest seeds in Royan and didn’t have it simple, needing match tiebreaks in every spherical however they have been capable of finding a method, taking down second seeds Francisco Cayulef and Donald Ramphadi 10-8 within the decider for the title.
In singles, Shaw reached his first closing of 2024. His run was highlighted by a semifinal victory over Ramphadi, who’s ranked fourth on this planet. That win got here on a day when the Canadian needed to play two matches due to rain delays.
After his huge win over Ramphadi, Shaw mentioned, “Right this moment might be the perfect I’ve felt on a tennis courtroom in near a yr. I absolutely dedicated to taking part in the best way I wished to play and mentally stayed extraordinarily sturdy, regardless of some difficult moments. There have been alternatives for me to self implode, or surrender, however I dug deep once I wanted to, and produced some nice tennis. Each of my opponents had gotten the perfect of me the previous three matches so it was good to get some redemption wins.”
His run ultimately got here to an finish by the hands of Ahmet Kaplan within the title match.
Canada had its first victory on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2024 final week, with Liam Draxl and Benjamin Sigouin claiming the doubles title at an occasion in Little Rock.
The all-Canadian squad went on a giant-killer run, taking out three of the highest four-seeded groups on their strategy to the title, together with wins over high seeds Joshua Paris and Ramkumar Ramanathan 16-14 within the match tiebreak within the semifinals and second seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Hans Hach Verdugo within the closing.
It’s the first ATP Challenger title of any type of Sigouin and the third for Draxl, the latter’s second ATP Challenger doubles crown.
Victoria Mboko is continuous to make strides as her 2024 season heats up. She reached her first closing of the yr final week at a W50 occasion in Otocec, Slovenia, beating the sixth, third, and second seeds on her strategy to the title match, the place she misplaced in three units to Barbora Palicova.
This week on the ATP Challenger Tour, Denis Shapovalov is getting his grass season underway early, competing on the Lexus Surbiton Trophy occasion in the UK.
You’ll be able to comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.
