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TOKYO — Elena Rybakina pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday, citing a back problem a day after her quarterfinal victory clinched the last remaining spot for the WTA Finals.
TOKYO — Elena Rybakina pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open on Saturday, citing a back problem a day after her quarterfinal victory clinched the last remaining spot for the WTA Finals.
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew after losing the first set 6-3 to Spain’s Jaume Munar in the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament on Friday.
Victoria Mboko’s run at the Toray Pan Pacific Open came to an end Friday as she fell 6-3, 7-6(4) to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals.
Argentine tennis player Facundo Bagnis chose to begin a voluntary provisional suspension in an anti-doping case after testing positive for a substance in the category of diuretics and masking agents, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday.
Saudi Arabia will host a new ATP Masters tournament, likely starting in 2028, in the first addition to the men’s tennis tour’s premium series since its founding 35 years ago.
Solid fall campaigns continued Thursday for Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez lost her second-round women’s match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open to second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan on Thursday.
Felix Auger-Aliassime has Montreal bragging rights. The fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime beat fellow Montrealer Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday.
Victoria Mboko of Toronto has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a straight sets victory over German qualifier Eva Lys on Tuesday night.
Denis Shapovalov fought off one match point and beat American Marcos Giron 6-7 (3), 6-0, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday.