Halford and Brough guest hosts Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Randip Janda chatting with Canadian tennis icon Genie Bouchard about calling it a career after her final match at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers.
Prize money at the U.S. Open will rise to nearly $85 million across all competitions this year, including a record $5 million each to the women’s and men’s singles champions, and total player compensation is jumping 20% to $90 million, the most in tennis history.
Ben Shelton cruised to a semifinals berth with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alex de Minaur at the National Bank Open.
Fritz booked his spot in the semifinals of the National Bank Open presented by Rogers with a two-set (6-3, 7-6) win over Rublev in Toronto on Tuesday night.
Taylor Fritz continued his dominant stretch of play, serving up 20 aces and edging out a second-set tiebreaker to defeat six seed Andrey Rublev (6-3, 7-6) to set up an all-American semi-final at the National Bank Open with Ben Shelton.
Naomi Osaka defeated 10th-seeded Elina Svitolina in 6-2, 6-2 in straight sets to advance to the semifinals of the National Bank Open.
Clara Tauson overcame adversity in her 6-1, 6-4 win against sixth-seeded Madison Keys to advance to the National Bank Open semifinals.
Life has changed quickly for Victoria Mboko.
And her rapid rise at the National Bank Open will now present a new challenge for the young Canadian.
Canadian Victoria Mboko’s coach, Nathalie Tauziat, outlines the rising tennis star’s schedule, including whether she’ll play the Cincinnati Open and why they’re prioritizing the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam of the season.
Alexander Zverev has a semifinal spot at the National Bank Open.
Canada’s Victoria Mboko joins Danielle Michaud after advancing to the semifinals at the NBO to discuss adapting to playing night matches, how she rallied from an early break down, and moving into the top 50 in the WTA rankings.
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the U.S. Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months.