Professional tennis

• Canada’s Pospisil drops singles opener to Paul, Shapovalov to resume rain-suspended match

  Another day of wet weather delayed the start of first-round matches in the men's professional tennis tournament for about 90 minutes on Tuesday.

  Sports

  Aug 9
  
• Rain delays start of men’s first-round play at National Bank Open in Montreal

  Showers let up and players were able to warm up for the scheduled early-afternoon opening matches. But players later went back to the locker room and did not immediately return.

  Sports

  Aug 8
  
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• Nadal withdraws from Montreal tournament because of abdominal injury

  'Everything has been going well. However, yesterday, after my normal practice, I felt a slight bother on my abdominal and today it was still there,' Nadal said in a statement.

  Sports

  Aug 5
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• Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic pulls out of Montreal tournament

  Novak Djokovic is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. By the same reason, he also will not be able to compete in the U.S. Open.

  Canada

  Aug 4
• Canada’s Leylah Fernandez eliminated in French Open quarterfinals

  Leylah Fernandez, a Montreal native, was the only Canadian remaining in action at the French Open. The quarterfinal appearance was the most success she's had at Roland Garros.

  Canada

  May 31
• Montreal tennis star Auger-Aliassime withdraws from Dubai due to back injury

  The Canadian is off to an excellent start this season that includes his first ever ATP Tour title earlier this month in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

  Sports

  Feb 21
• Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski falls in women’s doubles quarterfinals at U.S. Open

  Dabrowski and partner Yifan Xu of China, seeded third, lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to the unseeded team of Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus and Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia on Wednesday.

  Sports

  Sep 4, 2019
• Rick Zamperin: Tennis is the undisputed champion of instant replay

  Instant replay systems in other sports may ultimately uphold or overturn a ruling, but they pale in comparison to the efficiency of the technology used in professional tennis.

  Blogs

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Canada’s Milos Raonic downs Lucas Pouille to advance at Rogers Cup

  Milos Raonic is off to the second round of the Rogers Cup.

  Sports

  Aug 5, 2019
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• Canadian Milos Raonic exits Australian Open with knee injury

  Canadian Milos Raonic is done at the Australian Open - and now is facing another health concern.

  Sports

  Jan 23, 2019