Coming off her win at the D.C. Open, Leylah Fernandez was hoping to have a little more time to prepare for her first-round match at the National Bank Open.
Defending champion Alexei Popyrin defeated 18-year-old Canadian Nicolas Arseneault 7-6, 6-3 in the Round of 64 at the National Bank Open.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev beat Adam Walton 7-6 (6), 6-4 at the National Bank Open on Tuesday night in his first match since Wimbledon.
Danielle Michaud catches up with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez after her early exit at the National Bank Open in the Round of 128 and expresses her motivation to continue her momentum from Washington into the US Open in August.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez expresses her gratefulness to fans on her home soil and her disappointment in the rapid turnaround from her winning the Washington 500-level title on the weekend to playing her first match at the National Bank Open.
Canadian Rebecca Marino joins Danielle Michaud to reflect on her Round of 64 loss to Emma Navarro at the National Bank Open, explaining why she sees plenty of positives to build on, how supported she feels by Tennis Canada, and more.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu has thought about her future after a string of major injuries the last few years, including this latest at the National Bank Open, but still has her goals in place and has a lot more to give in her tennis career.
Watch the final point, as Canadian Leylah Fernandez followed up her biggest WTA title with a first round defeat in Montreal vs. Australian Maya Joint in straight sets.
A foot injury has forced Bianca Andreescu to withdraw from the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Montreal.
Venus Williams’ comeback is headed to the U.S. Open next month, when she will enter the redesigned mixed doubles tournament with Reilly Opelka via a wild-card entry.
Maria Sakkari earned a gritty 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 against up-and-coming Canadian Carson Branstine at the National Bank Open.
Liam Draxl had his looks but in the end, the biggest match of his pro tennis career ended in disappointment — though it was not hard for the Canadian to dig out some positives.
Canada’s Alexis Galareneau gutted out a first set tiebreak and earned an early break in the next set to defeat Arthur Rinderknech (7-6, 6-3) to advance to the second round at the National Bank Open.
Montreal-native Eugenie Bouchard impresses in her hometown with a win over Columbia’s Emiliana Arango in the round of 128 at the National Bank Open in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard is off to a triumphant start in her final tournament.
