Rogers Cup: Canadians Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic register straight-sets win; Stan Wawrinka advances
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Canadians Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic register straight-sets win; Stan Wawrinka advances

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Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic fed off a supportive home crowd to advance in straight sets to the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Monday. Shapovalov defeated France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 7-5 to snap a five-match losing streak while Raonic crushed 16 aces en route to a 6-4, 6-4 win over another Frenchman, Lucas Pouille, earlier in the day. Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, 10th seed Roberto Bautista Agut and American Tommy Paul were among the other players to advance to the second round on Monday. Top American John Isner will face Australia’s Jordan Thompson, Marin Cilic will battle Bradley Klahn, and 11th seed Borna Coric and Peter Gojowczyk will have their first career meeting when the Masters 1000 event resumes on Tuesday.

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Canada sweeps past Spain to win maiden ATP Cup
3 years ago

Canada sweeps past Spain to win maiden ATP Cup

The Hindu  

Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Spanish star Roberto Bautista Agut in a gripping encounter to earn Canada a maiden ATP Cup title here on Sunday. This followed Denis Shapovalov ending Pablo Carreno Busta’s winning start to the season 6-4, 6-3. 11 Auger-Aliassime beat third-ranked Alexander Zverev during the tournament and again showed his class to down 19th-ranked Bautista Agut 7-6, 6-3 and …

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime Fire Canada to ATP Cup Triumph over Spain
3 years ago

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime Fire Canada to ATP Cup Triumph over Spain

News 18  

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime put in commanding performances against Spanish opponents to win their respective singles matches and fire Canada to the ATP Cup title on Sunday. Shapovalov showed plenty of aggression to beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-3 in the opening singles rubber to put Canada one win away from winning the $10 million team-based competition. World …

Canada bag ATP Cup final spot with doubles win over Russia
3 years ago

Canada bag ATP Cup final spot with doubles win over Russia

The Independent  

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ATP Cup 2022: Canada stun defending champions Russia to make final
3 years ago

ATP Cup 2022: Canada stun defending champions Russia to make final

Firstpost  

Russia face Spain on Sunday with a big task ahead against the unflappable Roberto Bautista Agut and his teammate Pablo Carreno Busta. Sydney: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov stunned defending champions Russia Saturday in a decisive doubles rubber to send Canada storming into an ATP Cup final against Spain. But world number two Daniil Medvedev then thrashed 11th-ranked Auger-Aliassime 6-4, …

Doubles win puts Canada into ATP Cup final against Spain
3 years ago

Doubles win puts Canada into ATP Cup final against Spain

The Hindu  

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov qualified Canada for its first ATP Cup final on Saturday when they defeated Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 in doubles to complete a 2-1 win against Russia. We had a tough start in the doubles, so to be able to come back in this way, it’s really a team effort. It’s really …

ATP Cup 2022: United States thump Canada as Russia beat France
3 years ago

ATP Cup 2022: United States thump Canada as Russia beat France

Firstpost  

The United States beat Canada and defending champion Russia defeated France at the ATP Cup on Sunday, with the Americans taking a much easier route. John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian singles opponents and then clinched the match in doubles for a 3-0 win. But Medvedev and Safiullin came back to beat two fresh opponents in the doubles …

Denis Shapovalov Becomes 1st Canadian in Open Era to Reach US Open Quarter-finals
4 years, 4 months ago

Denis Shapovalov Becomes 1st Canadian in Open Era to Reach US Open Quarter-finals

News 18  

Denis Shapovalov regrouped after losing a terrible first set tie-break to beat David Goffin 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday and become the first Canadian man to reach the US Open quarter-finals in the Open era. Shapovalov will next face Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarter-finals after the 20th seed was awarded his fourth round match against Novak Djokovic …

Canada notch first victory at new ATP Cup, beating Greece
5 years ago

Canada notch first victory at new ATP Cup, beating Greece

India TV News  

Canada swept the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning singles encounters against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis of Greece and then combining to win the doubles. The 24-team tournament is kicking off the men's tennis season for 2020, with matches underway Friday in Brisbane and Sydney on Australia's east coast and Perth …

ATP Cup: Shapovalov beats Tsitsipas as Canada beats Greece
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Shapovalov beats Tsitsipas as Canada beats Greece

The Hindu  

Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov edged world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas in his country's clean sweep against Greece on the first day of the inaugural ATP Cup on Friday. READ | Nadal insists ATP Cup about much more than Australian Open preparation “It was definitely a great start to the event -- these boys played awesome,” Canadian captain Adriano Fuorivia …

Rogers Cup: Rohan Bopanna - Denis Shapovalov ousted in semis
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Rohan Bopanna - Denis Shapovalov ousted in semis

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov were knocked out of the Rogers Cup after losing 6-7, 6-7 to the Dutch duo of Robin Haase and Wesley Koolhof in the men's doubles semifinal. The Indo-Canadian pair got off to a strong start and broke twice to take a 4-2 lead, but their Dutch opponents fought back to force the first set to …

Rogers Cup: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem enter third round of tournament; Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem enter third round of tournament; Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out

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Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem advanced into the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday, with Thiem achieving a personal best in Canada. Montreal: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem advanced into the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday, with Thiem achieving a personal best in Canada. I’m also happy that I could swing free some …

Rogers Cup: Maria Sharapova, Johanna Konta fall in Toronto
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Maria Sharapova, Johanna Konta fall in Toronto

Hindustan Times  

Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights in the evening session. Kontaveit will next face either seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams or Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro, who play their …

ATP Rogers Cup: Wawrinka breezes past Dimitrov in Montreal opener, Raonic and Shapovalov advance
5 years, 5 months ago

ATP Rogers Cup: Wawrinka breezes past Dimitrov in Montreal opener, Raonic and Shapovalov advance

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka had no trouble progressing to the second round of the Rogers Cup, while Canadian duo Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov gave locals plenty to cheer about. Three-time grand slam champion Wawrinka outclassed Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on day one of the ATP 1000 event in Montreal. Former world number three and 2013 runner-up Raonic beat Lucas Pouille …

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