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Gabriel Diallo of Canada slides for the ball during his second-round match against Luciano Darderi of Italy at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal on Aug. 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Gabriel Diallo withdraws from Canada’s Davis Cup tie against France due to leg injury

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Monday, Sep. 14, 2026

TORONTO - Gabriel Diallo withdrew from Canada's upcoming Davis Cup tie against France due to a leg injury, Tennis Canada said Monday. 

Diallo, who was hurt at the National Bank Open last month in his hometown of Montreal, was replaced by Keegan Rice for the second-round qualifier starting Friday at Videotron Centre.  

"I’m of course disappointed and sad that I won’t be able to compete with the team in Quebec City,” Diallo said in a statement. "The Davis Cup means so much to me, and it’s one of the events I look forward to most each year. 

"While I continue to rehab my leg injury, I do plan to make my way to Quebec City to cheer on the team. I hope the fans will be ready to support us as loudly as possible and help us get back to the finals."

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Bianca Andreescu of Canada returns the ball to Zhang Shuai of China during the women's singles match against at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Andreescu bounced in opening round of Guadalajara Open in straight sets

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Andreescu bounced in opening round of Guadalajara Open in straight sets

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Sunday, Sep. 13, 2026

ZAPOPAN - Canadian Bianca Andreescu started strong, but in the end was no match for sixth-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain in Sunday's opening round of the Guadalajara Open.

Bucsa defeated the wild card from Mississauga, Ont., 6-4, 6-3 in a WTA 500 match that took one hour, 37 minutes to complete.

Andreescu finished with one ace and four double faults. She was only able to win five of 10 service games, and two of nine return games.

Bucsa won seven of nine service games and five of 10 return games.

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Sunday, Sep. 13, 2026

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Alexander Zverev, of Germany, returns the ball to Ben Shelton, of the United States, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men

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Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win the US Open title and extend a drought by American men

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 4 minute read Sunday, Sep. 13, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev's best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men.

Zverev won his second major championship and disappointed a crowd that was desperate to see the first Grand Slam title by an American man since 2003, beating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday in the U.S. Open final.

Zverev finally broke through in the majors by winning this year’s French Open and followed up by adding the title in New York that he so painfully let slip away in 2020.

The No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, he capitalized on Shelton’s shaky start in his first major final, played a nearly flawless tiebreaker on serve and then turned back Shelton’s comeback attempt in front of a crowd that desperately cheered him on.

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Sunday, Sep. 13, 2026

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Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, reacts during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1

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Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 5 minute read Saturday, Sep. 12, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.

Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next week and for good measure took the U.S. Open title that Sabalenka had won the previous two years.

“It’s tough to find words right now, honestly,” Rybakina said. “I don’t expect nothing like this coming to this tournament. I’ve been dealing with a little bit with an injury, but somehow everything aligned together on my side.”

It was the third Grand Slam title for Rybakina and the second this year — both against Sabalenka on hard courts. She opened the season by beating Sabalenka for the Australian Open title.

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Saturday, Sep. 12, 2026

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Alexander Zverev, of Germany, celebrates winning a match against Karen Khachanov, of Russia, during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Alexander Zverev reaches the US Open final and awaits Shelton-Tiafoe winner

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Alexander Zverev reaches the US Open final and awaits Shelton-Tiafoe winner

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 3 minute read Friday, Sep. 11, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev will play for his second Grand Slam title this year after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals.

Zverev will play Sunday against No. 8 seed Ben Shelton or No. 11 Frances Tiafoe, who play later Friday for the right to give the U.S. a man in Sunday's final. Both have been semifinalists in Flushing Meadows but neither has reached a major final.

The U.S. is still seeking its first men's Grand Slam champion since Andy Roddick won in New York in 2003.

“Hopefully I can not make the American dream come true on Sunday,” Zverev said.

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Friday, Sep. 11, 2026

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Chris Fortier, president of the Wheat City Tennis Club, warms up for a friendly match on Tuesday. He and others make ample use of the club courts that the group is looking to renovate with the help of the city. (Rowan McCarthy/The Brandon Sun)

Tennis community eagerly awaits facility upgrades

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Tennis community eagerly awaits facility upgrades

Rowan McCarthy 6 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

The Wheat City Tennis Club is looking to work with the City of Brandon to revamp their outdoor courts in the near future as part of an effort to expand the local tennis community.

Chris Fortier is playing a large part in the project. He has been a member for the past two years, but took on the role of president last year.

“It’s been good,” said Fortier about his time in an executive position with the club. “It gets you more involved with the tennis and the community, the membership itself and you get to know everybody.”

Tennis season is in full swing at the moment with several more weeks until weather shuts down outdoor courts around November or December.

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Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

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Luisa Stefani of Brazil and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada, back to the camera, speak between points against Guo Hanyu of China and Kristina Mladenovic of France in the women's doubles final at Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani fall in U.S. Open women’s doubles semifinals

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Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani fall in U.S. Open women’s doubles semifinals

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani are out of the U.S. Open.

The second-seeded women's doubles duo was ousted by Americans Robin Montgomery and Ashley Krueger 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the semifinals on Wednesday night.

Dabrowski and Stefani converted on five of their seven break-point chances while saving seven of Montgomery and Krueger's 12 opportunities.

Dabrowski and Stefani lost the final two games of the second set to end up in a third set. And in the final set, they lost three of the last four games after being ahead 5-4 -- including being up 8-2 during the tiebreak before losing eight straight points.

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Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

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Victoria Mboko, of Canada, serves against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Mboko, Fernandez, Diallo join Toronto North for World Team Tennis relaunch

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Mboko, Fernandez, Diallo join Toronto North for World Team Tennis relaunch

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

Toronto North Racquet Club has added three Canadians to its roster ahead of the upcoming World Team Tennis season.

Victoria Mboko of Burlington, Ont., Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Montreal's Gabriel Diallo were all named to the team that already had Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Mboko is ranked 15th on the WTA Tour's singles rankings, and Fernandez is 33rd.

Shapovalov is No. 48 on the ATP Tour's rankings, and Diallo is 114th.

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Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

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Ben Shelton, of the United States, celebrates after a point in the fifth set against Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, early Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Shelton ends Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis

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Shelton ends Alcaraz’s title reign in late-night marathon, will face Tiafoe in US Open semis

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory in a match that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.

Alcaraz had his 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments ended in a match that lasted 4 hours, 28 minutes.

Shelton will play No. 11 seed Frances Tiafoe, who kept coming back until he had reached his third U.S. Open semifinal, beating Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) on Tuesday.

The U.S. is guaranteed to have a man in Sunday's final as it seeks its first men's major title since Andy Roddick in 2003.

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Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2026

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Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada plays return to Caroline Dolehide of the United States and Desirae Krawczyk of the United States during their semifinal doubles match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 12, 2024. Dabrowski's playing partner is Erin Routliffe of New Zealand . (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles semifinals at U.S. Open

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Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles semifinals at U.S. Open

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

NEW YORK - Defending champion Gabriela Dabrowski is heading to the U.S. Open women’s doubles semifinals.

The 34-year-old from Ottawa and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani defeated seventh-seeded Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Shuai of China 6-3, 6-4 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal.

The second-seeded duo converted two of 11 breakpoint chances, while saving all four against them, to win in one hour 32 minutes.

Dabrowski and Stefani will face Americans Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger in Wednesday's semifinal showdown. Montgomery and Krueger defeated Erin Routliffe of New Zealand and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia 7-6 (5), 6-3 in Tuesday's quarterfinals.

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Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

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Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts during a match against Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep alive hopes of a 3rd straight US Open title

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Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep alive hopes of a 3rd straight US Open title

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 4 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her U.S. Open title reign and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis were just about gone.

Then Sabalenka proved she's not giving any of it up without a fight.

Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open title by edging Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions.

“What a battle. What an incredible player she is and I’m speechless right now because I was pushing myself to the limit in this match, especially in the third set,” Sabalenka said. “I honestly thought that that’s it, the match is over and probably that’s what helped me to kind of like, I don’t know, feel loose and just go after my shots.”

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Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

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Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada plays return to Caroline Dolehide of the United States and Desirae Krawczyk of the United States during their semifinal doubles match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 12, 2024. Dabrowski playing partner is Erin Routine of New Zealand .(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles quarterfinals at U.S. Open

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Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles quarterfinals at U.S. Open

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Monday, Sep. 7, 2026

NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the quarterfinals in women's doubles action at the U.S. Open on Monday.

Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Stefani rolled past Japan's Eri Hozumi and Slovenia's Andreja Klepac 6-0, 6-3, in the round of 16.

The second-seeded duo struck three aces and converted four of their eight break-point chances to win the match in 55 minutes.

Dabrowski and Stefani will next play the winner of a match between Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Shuai of China and Miyu Kato of Japan and Wu Fang-Hsien of Taiwan.

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Monday, Sep. 7, 2026

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Qinwen Zheng, of China, reacts during a match against Iga Swiatek, of Poland, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Rybakina overpowers Osaka, will face Zheng in US Open quarterfinals with a chance to become No. 1

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Rybakina overpowers Osaka, will face Zheng in US Open quarterfinals with a chance to become No. 1

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 5 minute read Monday, Sep. 7, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina overpowered Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open and is a win away from the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis.

She just has to beat Zheng Qinwen, which won't be easy. Even when Zheng goes down — way, way down — she refuses to stay there.

Rybakina advanced to the quarterfinals Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Osaka in a matchup of power-hitting Grand Slam champions. The No. 2-seeded Rybakina is guaranteed to replace Aryna Sabalenka atop the WTA rankings if she reaches the semifinals in Flushing Meadows.

“Of course I want it, I don't know anyone who wouldn’t wish this, but definitely that’s one of my goals,” Rybakina said. “I try to approach the same way, try to do everything I can, fight until the end my next match and let’s see what’s going to happen.”

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Monday, Sep. 7, 2026

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Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns the ball to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani advance in women’s doubles at U.S. Open

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Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani advance in women’s doubles at U.S. Open

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the round of 16 in women's doubles play at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italy's Sara Errani and Austria's Lilli Tagger on Saturday.

The second-seeded Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Stefani broke on five of their eight chances. They also saved four of Errani and Tagger's six breakpoint opportunities.

The match took one hour 27 minutes to play.

Dabrowski — a two-time U.S. Open doubles champion (2023, 2025) — and Stefani will next play the winner of a match between American Asia Muhammad and Hungary's Fanny Stoller against Japan's Eri Hozumi and Slovenia's Andreja Klepac. 

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Saturday, Sep. 5, 2026

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Venus Williams, left, and Serena Williams, of the United States, confer as they play against Hao-Ching Chan, of Taiwan, and Maya Joint, of Australia, during a women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Serena and Venus Williams lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open

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Serena and Venus Williams lose in a match tiebreaker in their return to the US Open

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 2 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams are out of the U.S. Open women's doubles after losing in a match tiebreaker.

The sisters blew a 5-0 lead in the 10-point tiebreaker and lost 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (10-7) on Friday night to Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint.

It was the first U.S. Open match since 2022 at the Grand Slam tournament the sisters won twice. They pulled out the second set in a tiebreaker, battled back from 4-1 down in the third set to tie it, but then faltered late.

Serena came back to tennis this year at 44. Venus has continued to play on tour at 46.

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

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Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns the ball to Kamilla Rakhimova, of Uzbekistan, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Aryna Sabalenka complains about the smell of marijuana during her US Open match

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Aryna Sabalenka complains about the smell of marijuana during her US Open match

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 3 minute read Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka finally found something that could stop her at the U.S. Open: the smell of marijuana.

The two-time defending champion complained to the chair umpire that it was bothering her early in her third-round victory over Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday.

Sabalenka said she had never smelled the odor so strong as she did while serving early in the match.

“I don’t know if it was, like, coming from the crowd or was from the outside because the wind blows it into the stadium,” Sabalenka said. “I don’t know. I just hope they’re going to be a bit more aware of that stuff.”

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Friday, Sep. 4, 2026

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