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2014 Wimbledon 1/2 Eugenie Bouchard vs Simona Halep [FULL HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jYxMi6gWS0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jYxMi6gWS0
Good news for Canadian tennis >>>
- Thread starter pound cat
- Start date
Down_the_line: The last time was Robert Powell at Wimbledon in 1908.
Yep, it was fun being shown one's own limitations
You hit hard with seemingly very little effort.
Thanks, but the seemingly little effort was actually a booze and pied de cochon i had the night before induced lethargic swing
....... Thank you for taking time to come out and hit, much appreciated.Rainic credits a lot of his success to being Canadian. ...
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014...s-success-ahead-of-wimbledon-2014-semi-final/
Almost all Canadians will be able to relate to his comment.
Well said by Milos...
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014...s-success-ahead-of-wimbledon-2014-semi-final/
Almost all Canadians will be able to relate to his comment.
Well said by Milos...
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http://www.tsn.ca/tennis/
Interviews with Raonic and Pospisil after the great Washington final, the first all-Canadian ATP final:
Select on the right side:
Raonic Proud To Carry The Flag
Pospisil's Confidence On The Rise
Interviews with Raonic and Pospisil after the great Washington final, the first all-Canadian ATP final:
Select on the right side:
Raonic Proud To Carry The Flag
Pospisil's Confidence On The Rise
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Canada has another player in the main ladies draw of the USO
Francoise Abanda (CAN)
plays
Sabine Lisicki (GER) [26]
after qualifying with some categorical scores.
I saw Francoise from close by during Rogers Cup, playing doubles with Dubois, and even though they lost, the youngster (17 year old) was at times amazing in exchanges mano-a-mano both from the baseline and from the net against the great Spanish double team of Suarez Navarro and Muguruza.
Welcome to the club, Francoise!
Francoise Abanda (CAN)
plays
Sabine Lisicki (GER) [26]
after qualifying with some categorical scores.
I saw Francoise from close by during Rogers Cup, playing doubles with Dubois, and even though they lost, the youngster (17 year old) was at times amazing in exchanges mano-a-mano both from the baseline and from the net against the great Spanish double team of Suarez Navarro and Muguruza.
Welcome to the club, Francoise!
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Raonic in the 2015 Rotterdam SF
Pretty good achievement to get there, and Milos lost to the better player by a small margin.
Can watch one of the SFs (and the better one) here:
Stanislas Wawrinka vs Milos Raonic FULL MATCH Set 1 Rotterdam 2015 SemiFinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZvo89vJ_ME
Stanislas Wawrinka vs Milos Raonic FULL MATCH Set 2 Rotterdam 2015 SemiFinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8031jCclFk
(in Italian)
Pretty good achievement to get there, and Milos lost to the better player by a small margin.
Can watch one of the SFs (and the better one) here:
Stanislas Wawrinka vs Milos Raonic FULL MATCH Set 1 Rotterdam 2015 SemiFinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZvo89vJ_ME
Stanislas Wawrinka vs Milos Raonic FULL MATCH Set 2 Rotterdam 2015 SemiFinals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8031jCclFk
(in Italian)
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Raonic beats Nadal from everywhere including baseline, at IW
Milos has really matured; watch this very good presser:
http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/en/me...03/19/milos-raonic-wednesday-press-conference
Milos has really matured; watch this very good presser:
http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/en/me...03/19/milos-raonic-wednesday-press-conference
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The Canada - Romania Fedcup match in Montreal
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100023015
will take place this weekend at the Maurice Richard Arena (Metro Viau). The tickets are available through "Admission" at the Fedcup site (click on Tickets on the above page).
Now, I assumed that part of the training will take place on the indoor courts at Jarry Park (the place for the Rogers Cup in summer) and I was right: they have several courts reserved for the two teams tomorrow, from 9 to 18. Thus, those of you in Montreal, you might go out and see Genie Bouchard, Irina Begu and the other team members at work. Trouble is, there are no stands there anymore on court 1, thus you may have to stand up a lot.
I am not sure about the schedule of training for the other days though.
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100023015
will take place this weekend at the Maurice Richard Arena (Metro Viau). The tickets are available through "Admission" at the Fedcup site (click on Tickets on the above page).
Now, I assumed that part of the training will take place on the indoor courts at Jarry Park (the place for the Rogers Cup in summer) and I was right: they have several courts reserved for the two teams tomorrow, from 9 to 18. Thus, those of you in Montreal, you might go out and see Genie Bouchard, Irina Begu and the other team members at work. Trouble is, there are no stands there anymore on court 1, thus you may have to stand up a lot.
I am not sure about the schedule of training for the other days though.
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2015 Fedcup Canada - Romania, Montreal
2015 Fedcup Canada - Romania
Montreal
The draw is out:
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100023015
World Group Play-off
R1
F. ABANDA v I. BEGU
R2
E. BOUCHARD v A. DULGHERU
R3
E. BOUCHARD v I. BEGU
R4
F. ABANDA v A. DULGHERU
R5
G. DABROWSKI & S. FICHMAN v A. MITU & R. OLARU
2015 Fedcup Canada - Romania
Montreal
The draw is out:
http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100023015
World Group Play-off
R1
F. ABANDA v I. BEGU
R2
E. BOUCHARD v A. DULGHERU
R3
E. BOUCHARD v I. BEGU
R4
F. ABANDA v A. DULGHERU
R5
G. DABROWSKI & S. FICHMAN v A. MITU & R. OLARU
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2015 FedCup Canada - Romania
World Group Play-off
Montreal, Canada
The team pictures
The Canadian Team
Francoise ABANDA, Sharon FICHMAN, Gabriela DABROWSKI, Eugenie BOUCHARD, Captain Sylvain BRUNEAU
The Romanian Team
Irina-Camelia BEGU, Alexandra DULGHERU, Andreea MITU, Raluca OLARU , Captain Alina CERCEL-TECSOR
World Group Play-off
Montreal, Canada
The team pictures
The Canadian Team
Francoise ABANDA, Sharon FICHMAN, Gabriela DABROWSKI, Eugenie BOUCHARD, Captain Sylvain BRUNEAU
The Romanian Team
Irina-Camelia BEGU, Alexandra DULGHERU, Andreea MITU, Raluca OLARU , Captain Alina CERCEL-TECSOR
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It's too bad to read about the surgeries on Polansky and Bester: obviously major coaching errors in technique or exaggerations or poor choices of equipment.
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Canadian tennis team selected for next month's Pan-Am Games in Toronto
Stephanie Myles
By Stephanie Myles 9 June, 2015 11:02 AM Eh Game
As the host nation, Canada will have a full squad of six players for the Pan-Am Games, which will take place from July 10-26 at the Canadian Tennis Centre, site of the Rogers Cup just a few weeks later.
For the women, Montreal's Françoise Abanda, Gloucester, Ont.'s Gabriela Dabrowski and Toronto's Sharon Fichman will play. On the men's side, it will be North Vancouver's Philip Bester and Peter Polansky and Brayden Schnur, who both hail from the Toronto area.
Dabrowski and Fichman, an experienced team together in Fed Cup, will team up for doubles. The men's team will be Bester and Schnur, with Dabrowski and Bester the mixed-doubles entry.
No Frank Dancevic or Filip Peliwo on the roster. Dancevic might be needed for Davis Cup detail in Belgium, the week after Wimbledon, so that conflicts directly. Peliwo will be with the Davis Cup team, which plays in Belgium the week after Wimbledon – i.e., right in the middle of the Pan Am Games tennis event.
Polansky hasn't played any tennis since a Challenger last September in California, having undergone wrist surgery he originally thought would keep out only until February. As a result, his ATP Tour ranking is down to No. 409.
Bester, who had hip surgery in 2013 and is still coming back from that, has posted some results lately at lower-level events. Schnur, 19, is in his second year at the University of North Carolina, having started there in January, 2014.
It's a major upgrade from Canada's last participation in the Pan-Am Games, in 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Canada had just a two-player team; Dabrowski, and an unknown player named Christopher Klingemann. They played only the singles, and the mixed doubles. Klingemann, then 26 and born in Seattle, Washington, hadn't played a pro event for nearly a year.
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Canadian tennis team selected for next month's Pan-Am Games in Toronto
Stephanie Myles
By Stephanie Myles 9 June, 2015 11:02 AM Eh Game
As the host nation, Canada will have a full squad of six players for the Pan-Am Games, which will take place from July 10-26 at the Canadian Tennis Centre, site of the Rogers Cup just a few weeks later.
For the women, Montreal's Françoise Abanda, Gloucester, Ont.'s Gabriela Dabrowski and Toronto's Sharon Fichman will play. On the men's side, it will be North Vancouver's Philip Bester and Peter Polansky and Brayden Schnur, who both hail from the Toronto area.
Dabrowski and Fichman, an experienced team together in Fed Cup, will team up for doubles. The men's team will be Bester and Schnur, with Dabrowski and Bester the mixed-doubles entry.
No Frank Dancevic or Filip Peliwo on the roster. Dancevic might be needed for Davis Cup detail in Belgium, the week after Wimbledon, so that conflicts directly. Peliwo will be with the Davis Cup team, which plays in Belgium the week after Wimbledon – i.e., right in the middle of the Pan Am Games tennis event.
Polansky hasn't played any tennis since a Challenger last September in California, having undergone wrist surgery he originally thought would keep out only until February. As a result, his ATP Tour ranking is down to No. 409.
Bester, who had hip surgery in 2013 and is still coming back from that, has posted some results lately at lower-level events. Schnur, 19, is in his second year at the University of North Carolina, having started there in January, 2014.
It's a major upgrade from Canada's last participation in the Pan-Am Games, in 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Canada had just a two-player team; Dabrowski, and an unknown player named Christopher Klingemann. They played only the singles, and the mixed doubles. Klingemann, then 26 and born in Seattle, Washington, hadn't played a pro event for nearly a year.
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Francoise Abanda [2] of Montreal has just won the $25,000 Challenger in Redding, CA, her 3rd ITF title
ending somewhat of a drought,
by beating Sachia VICKERY (USA) [1], who is a small but powerful lady (saw her on the Web recently beating the quite talented Tig of Romania), and who was once #108,
and gets to #172:
172
NCH
(175)
Francoise Abanda 19.6 CAN2 336 +14 +45 - Redding W
Congratulations!
has just won the $25,000 Challenger in Redding, CA, her 3rd ITF titleending somewhat of a drought,
by beating Sachia VICKERY (USA) [1], who is a small but powerful lady (saw her on the Web recently beating the quite talented Tig of Romania), and who was once #108,
and gets to #172:
172
NCH
(175)
Francoise Abanda 19.6 CAN2 336 +14 +45 - Redding W
Congratulations!
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In her first $50.000 Challenger tournament, attended by the best Canadian female players (except for Bouchard), including Wozniak and Abanda, and other marquee players such as Catherine Billis (USA), Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (born in Mississauga, of Romanian descent), a 2016 Junior US Open semifinalist, has been playing well in both singles and doubles.
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Andreescu makes the final four at the Saguenay National Bank Challenger
Oct 21, 2016
written by: Tennis Canada
Saguenay, October 21, 2016 — It was down to the final eight on Friday at the $50,000 Saguenay National Bank Challenger with three Canadians trying to book their place in the final four.
Sixteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu (Toronto, ON) was up first and came away with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Harriett Dart of Great Britain despite playing her sixth match of the tournament. This will be Andreescu’s first appearance in the semifinals of a $50,000 Challenger. She also advanced to the doubles final alongside her compatritot Charlotte Robillard-Millette. The Canadian duo posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Pia Konig and Ana Zaja. They will face the top-seeded Romanian team of Elena Bogdan and Mihaela Buzarnescu for the title on Saturday.
“It’s a really big accomplishment especially at my age right now,” – @biancaandreescu_ on making her first 50K Challenger semifinal in Saguenay. #CdnTennis
“I didn’t play my best tennis today and I don’t think my opponent did either. I had to find ways to finish off points and win this match. I am going to get as much rest as I can and hopefully perform better tomorrow,” Andreescu said after the match.
For her part, Robillard-Millette was defeated in her quarter-final match 6-3, 7-6(5) by second-seeded American Jennifer Brady. Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) also saw her Saguenay run end in the quarter-finals on Friday night 6-2, 6-4 at the hands of top-seeded American Catherine Bellis.
Saturday’s semifinals, which get underway at noon, will see Andreescu go up against Brady while Bellis will take on her compatriot Sachia Vickery.
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Andreescu makes the final four at the Saguenay National Bank Challenger
Oct 21, 2016
written by: Tennis Canada
Saguenay, October 21, 2016 — It was down to the final eight on Friday at the $50,000 Saguenay National Bank Challenger with three Canadians trying to book their place in the final four.
Sixteen-year-old Bianca Andreescu (Toronto, ON) was up first and came away with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Harriett Dart of Great Britain despite playing her sixth match of the tournament. This will be Andreescu’s first appearance in the semifinals of a $50,000 Challenger. She also advanced to the doubles final alongside her compatritot Charlotte Robillard-Millette. The Canadian duo posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Pia Konig and Ana Zaja. They will face the top-seeded Romanian team of Elena Bogdan and Mihaela Buzarnescu for the title on Saturday.
“It’s a really big accomplishment especially at my age right now,” – @biancaandreescu_ on making her first 50K Challenger semifinal in Saguenay. #CdnTennis
“I didn’t play my best tennis today and I don’t think my opponent did either. I had to find ways to finish off points and win this match. I am going to get as much rest as I can and hopefully perform better tomorrow,” Andreescu said after the match.
For her part, Robillard-Millette was defeated in her quarter-final match 6-3, 7-6(5) by second-seeded American Jennifer Brady. Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) also saw her Saguenay run end in the quarter-finals on Friday night 6-2, 6-4 at the hands of top-seeded American Catherine Bellis.
Saturday’s semifinals, which get underway at noon, will see Andreescu go up against Brady while Bellis will take on her compatriot Sachia Vickery.
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OK, in the Saguenay challenger, after a match which must have been a serious test of wills :
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Can) b. Jennifer Brady [2] (USA)
7-6 (4) 3-6 7-6 (5)
in the 2nd SF in Saguenay, and will play in the final
Catherine Cartan Billis (USA) (1), who had a WO
(what full names)
It wasn't streamed. Tennis Canada, can you do something about it?
Before the tournament started,
Andreescu, 16, was #411
Brady, 21, was #115
Billis, 17, was #111
Right now:
324
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(411)
Bianca Andreescu 16.3 CAN4 132 +88 +48 Saguenay F
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Can) b. Jennifer Brady [2] (USA)
7-6 (4) 3-6 7-6 (5)
in the 2nd SF in Saguenay, and will play in the final
Catherine Cartan Billis (USA) (1), who had a WO
(what full names
)It wasn't streamed. Tennis Canada, can you do something about it?
Before the tournament started,
Andreescu, 16, was #411
Brady, 21, was #115
Billis, 17, was #111
Right now:
324
NCH
(411)
Bianca Andreescu 16.3 CAN4 132 +88 +48 Saguenay F
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Andreescu will face Bellis for the title at the Saguenay Challenger
The championship match at the eleventh edition of the Saguenay National Bank Challenger promises to be a memorable one between two of tennis’ brightest stars. Canadian Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) and American Catherine Bellis will play for the title at the $50,000 Challenger on Sunday.
Sixteen-year-old Andreescu came through a long match of more than two hours, 30 minutes to defeat second-seeded American Jennifer Brady 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(5) despite not breaking her opponent’s serve once. The junior world no. 7 will be looking to win her second pro title after being crowned champion of the Gatineau Challenger this summer.
“During the match I just tried to fight until the end even though I don’t think I played my best tennis and I am very happy to be in the final,” Andreescu said. “I am really looking forward to playing Cici (Bellis) tomorrow, we’re the same age and play a similar style, so it will be fun to see who wins.”
Andreescu will be in tough in the final against Bellis, the tournament’s top seed. The 17-year-old benefited from a walkover in the semifinals after her compatriot Sachia Vickery was forced to withdraw due to illness. At the U.S. Open this summer, Bellis qualified for the main draw and reached the third round before falling to the eventual champion, Angelique Kerber. She also reached the quarter-finals in Quebec City last month.
“Obviously, this is not how I wanted to make the final,” Bellis said. “I love Saguenay, I am really happy to be here. This is my first Challenger final at this level, so it’s an important week for me and I am happy with how I’ve played.”
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Andreescu will face Bellis for the title at the Saguenay Challenger
The championship match at the eleventh edition of the Saguenay National Bank Challenger promises to be a memorable one between two of tennis’ brightest stars. Canadian Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) and American Catherine Bellis will play for the title at the $50,000 Challenger on Sunday.
Sixteen-year-old Andreescu came through a long match of more than two hours, 30 minutes to defeat second-seeded American Jennifer Brady 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(5) despite not breaking her opponent’s serve once. The junior world no. 7 will be looking to win her second pro title after being crowned champion of the Gatineau Challenger this summer.
“During the match I just tried to fight until the end even though I don’t think I played my best tennis and I am very happy to be in the final,” Andreescu said. “I am really looking forward to playing Cici (Bellis) tomorrow, we’re the same age and play a similar style, so it will be fun to see who wins.”
Andreescu will be in tough in the final against Bellis, the tournament’s top seed. The 17-year-old benefited from a walkover in the semifinals after her compatriot Sachia Vickery was forced to withdraw due to illness. At the U.S. Open this summer, Bellis qualified for the main draw and reached the third round before falling to the eventual champion, Angelique Kerber. She also reached the quarter-finals in Quebec City last month.
“Obviously, this is not how I wanted to make the final,” Bellis said. “I love Saguenay, I am really happy to be here. This is my first Challenger final at this level, so it’s an important week for me and I am happy with how I’ve played.”
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This is Andreescu playing a French junior, Andrianjafitrimo, last year:
They both are in the QFs of the $50,000 Challenger taking place these days in Toronto, Andreescu the lone Canadian left, still playing on a JE.
They both are in the QFs of the $50,000 Challenger taking place these days in Toronto, Andreescu the lone Canadian left, still playing on a JE.
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Watch Rebecca Marino [former #38] play, video-streamed for the 1st time in her comeback: she will play [1] seed Nara on the center court at Osaka, tonight Thur, at about 22:00 EST (Canada time), in the QFs. Be there at http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-streams/ … & many streaming sites.
Not Before 22:00 EST
WS QF Kurumi NARA [1]
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Rebecca MARINO
Not Before 22:00 EST
WS QF Kurumi NARA [1]
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Rebecca Marino varied play dismantled [1] seed Nara in Osaka QF. Slices, serving bombs, flat or topspinned drives -- all there. First top-100 scalp in her comeback. Could still improve serve with a higher elbow or platform stance. More net play, looked good there.
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Eugenie Bouchard back on home court as Canada hosts Ukraine in Fed Cup
Ukraine is the favourite in the best-of-five competition that will be played indoors at the Jarry Tennis Centre this weekend.
Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette
Eugenie Bouchard hits a return to Sara Errani of Italy at the Volvo Car Open tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., on April 3, 2018. Brad Nettles / AP
The good news for Canada’s Fed Cup team is that Elina Svitolina, the No. 4 player in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings, will not be in Montreal this weekend when Canada faces Ukraine in a World Group II relegation tie.
The bad news is that, even without Svitolina, Ukraine is the favourite in the best-of-five competition that will be played indoors at the Jarry Tennis Centre.
“On paper, they have the stronger team, but we have Genie Bouchard playing for us and this is an important moment for Canada and for Genie,” Tennis Canada vice-president Eugène Lapierre said Monday at a news conference to announce that Uniprix Stadium, the venue of the Rogers Cup tournament, will be rechristened as IGA Stadium.
Bouchard hasn’t played Fed Cup since 2015 and she returns at a time when she and Canadian women’s tennis are at a crossroads. A former top-10 player, Bouchard has dropped to No. 117 in the WTA rankings and has seen her lucrative endorsement deals dry up.
She was the key in 2013 when Canada defeated Ukraine 3-2 to keep its spot in the Fed Cup World Group, but a loss on the weekend would send Canada — No. 18 in the Fed Cup rankings — back to Americas Zone play, which Lapierre described as “the basement.”
Montreal’s Francoise Abanda practises at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Aug. 7, 2017. Stan Behal / Toronto Sun
Bouchard will be joined by fellow Montrealer Françoise Abanda (No. 127), Mississauga, Ont., teenager Bianca Andreescu (No. 221) and Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, a top-10 doubles specialist.
Ukraine will counter with Lesia Tsurenko (No. 41), Kateryna Bondarenko (No. 78) and top-50 doubles player Olga Savchuk.
The Fed Cup format features two singles matches on Saturday followed by two singles matches and a concluding doubles match on Sunday. The matches will be played on indoor hard courts and Lapierre said he is hoping to fill the 1,800 temporary seats.
The switch in sponsorship for the stadium came after Uniprix ended a 15-year association with Tennis Canada. In addition to the naming rights, IGA will host an open house on June 2 and will sponsor the Rogers Cup Family Weekend, which offers free admission for training sessions and qualifying matches Aug. 3-5 ahead of the WTA tournament.
Play begins on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. and on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Single-day tickets cost $25, plus taxes and fees, for adults and $15, plus taxes and fees, for children 12 and younger, and can be purchased at the IGA Stadium box office or at www.ticketmaster.ca. A weekend pass is $40 for adults and $20 for children.
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Eugenie Bouchard back on home court as Canada hosts Ukraine in Fed Cup
Ukraine is the favourite in the best-of-five competition that will be played indoors at the Jarry Tennis Centre this weekend.
Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette
Eugenie Bouchard hits a return to Sara Errani of Italy at the Volvo Car Open tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., on April 3, 2018. Brad Nettles / AP
The good news for Canada’s Fed Cup team is that Elina Svitolina, the No. 4 player in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings, will not be in Montreal this weekend when Canada faces Ukraine in a World Group II relegation tie.
The bad news is that, even without Svitolina, Ukraine is the favourite in the best-of-five competition that will be played indoors at the Jarry Tennis Centre.
“On paper, they have the stronger team, but we have Genie Bouchard playing for us and this is an important moment for Canada and for Genie,” Tennis Canada vice-president Eugène Lapierre said Monday at a news conference to announce that Uniprix Stadium, the venue of the Rogers Cup tournament, will be rechristened as IGA Stadium.
Bouchard hasn’t played Fed Cup since 2015 and she returns at a time when she and Canadian women’s tennis are at a crossroads. A former top-10 player, Bouchard has dropped to No. 117 in the WTA rankings and has seen her lucrative endorsement deals dry up.
She was the key in 2013 when Canada defeated Ukraine 3-2 to keep its spot in the Fed Cup World Group, but a loss on the weekend would send Canada — No. 18 in the Fed Cup rankings — back to Americas Zone play, which Lapierre described as “the basement.”
Montreal’s Francoise Abanda practises at the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Aug. 7, 2017. Stan Behal / Toronto Sun
Bouchard will be joined by fellow Montrealer Françoise Abanda (No. 127), Mississauga, Ont., teenager Bianca Andreescu (No. 221) and Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, a top-10 doubles specialist.
Ukraine will counter with Lesia Tsurenko (No. 41), Kateryna Bondarenko (No. 78) and top-50 doubles player Olga Savchuk.
The Fed Cup format features two singles matches on Saturday followed by two singles matches and a concluding doubles match on Sunday. The matches will be played on indoor hard courts and Lapierre said he is hoping to fill the 1,800 temporary seats.
The switch in sponsorship for the stadium came after Uniprix ended a 15-year association with Tennis Canada. In addition to the naming rights, IGA will host an open house on June 2 and will sponsor the Rogers Cup Family Weekend, which offers free admission for training sessions and qualifying matches Aug. 3-5 ahead of the WTA tournament.
Play begins on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. and on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Single-day tickets cost $25, plus taxes and fees, for adults and $15, plus taxes and fees, for children 12 and younger, and can be purchased at the IGA Stadium box office or at www.ticketmaster.ca. A weekend pass is $40 for adults and $20 for children.
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Marius_Hancu
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Say what you will about Genie Bouchard, but it's mainly because of her that Canada is still in FedCup World Group II - 2 singles points.
I was there in Montreal and the efforts put forward by her and Bianca Andreescu, who both were close to be run into ground (Andreescu was - she had to withdraw) by Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, a great mover, were nothing but amazing. Literally kneeling down at a time, she came back and made Tsurenko cramp.
Andreescu came back one day later and together with Dabrowski, secured the win in doubles against a great doubles, Bondarenko and Savchuk, two big very experienced ladies. And this is how good those Ukrainians were: [Tebbutt] They’ve won six Fed Cup doubles matches in a row together and Bondarenko is an immaculate 12-0 in her career Fed Cup doubles.
Genie Bouchard, on her victory [over Bondarenko]
I was there in Montreal and the efforts put forward by her and Bianca Andreescu, who both were close to be run into ground (Andreescu was - she had to withdraw) by Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, a great mover, were nothing but amazing. Literally kneeling down at a time, she came back and made Tsurenko cramp.
Andreescu came back one day later and together with Dabrowski, secured the win in doubles against a great doubles, Bondarenko and Savchuk, two big very experienced ladies. And this is how good those Ukrainians were: [Tebbutt] They’ve won six Fed Cup doubles matches in a row together and Bondarenko is an immaculate 12-0 in her career Fed Cup doubles.
Genie Bouchard, on her victory [over Bondarenko]
Marius_Hancu
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Victoria Mboko (Burlington, Ontario, Canada), 12 years old, playing 2 years up in the girls 14 & under category, scores 5 remarkable wins to get to the final of the prestigious 2018 Junior Orange Bowl. Someone to watch. Congratulations!
She's the youngest among four siblings playing tennis. Seems like the best too
She will score many presence points with this smile: -
She's the youngest among four siblings playing tennis. Seems like the best too
She will score many presence points with this smile: -
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ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Despite his forehand, 14 years later we can safely state that he didnt lived up to expectations. He lost during qualification for AO. I only wonder which glasses are in his Oakley?
He must be the Chung of Canada. How come these players dont have problems with transpiration on their glasses. I know i do. even if it is not so warm weather.
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