To celebrate the incredible work being done across the country to grow the sport, each month, Tennis Canada will highlight a news story from every Provincial and Territorial Tennis Association via its brand new PTTA HUB. Below is a collection of stories from the past month: Tennis Alberta University of Alberta Pandas Win Fifth Straight…
Benoit Paire’s Recent Loss in Rennes Challenger Benoit Paire, known for his mercurial nature on the ATP Tour, suffered a devastating loss at the Rennes Challenger. Facing Briton Jacob Fearnley, Paire was thrashed 6-1, 6-0 in just 37 minutes on Centre Court. Despite the home crowd support, Paire’s performance was lackluster as Fearnley dominated the…
For the first time since his 2024 US Open exit, Carlos Alcaraz found himself on the tennis courts again and played a decent match against Tomas Machac. These two left New York in quite different moods. Machac had a great event, continuing a strong summer, which saw him winning a medal at the Paris Olympics…
Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA The US Open surpassed one million attendees for the first time in 2024, with 1,048,669 fans coming to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center throughout the Open’s full three weeks — an eight-percent increase over 2023. Attendance for the two weeks of the Main Draw reached a new…
Play continues at the tournaments in Mexico and Tunisia, both on hard courts, and a brief roundup follows… Today I came to the court with a lot of energy. For me, maybe, it was revenge, and tomorrow I must be ready for Renata. I have played twice against her this year. I know her very…
August was a huge month for junior tennis in Canada. It was outdoor junior nationals month with four age groups having their champions crowned. The nation also played host to its biggest ITF event on the calendar. Here is your monthly junior update presented by Har-Tru. Junior Nationals The Fischer Outdoor Junior Nationals took place…
We are delighted to reveal the teams representing Ireland in the upcoming Junior Four Nations tournament, which will take place at Donnybrook Lawn Tennis Club from Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 22nd. Our talented players will compete against their peers from England, Scotland, and Wales in the U12, U14, and U18 age groups in…
Jannik Sinner once again played a disjointed opening set, but the Italian played much better as the match went on to beat Alex Michelsen in straight sets at the 2024 US Open. Sinner had to play a complicated match in the opening round of the 2024 US Open, in which he dropped a set against…
It had been nearly two years since both Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov played for Canada at the Davis Cup, but it felt like old times on Tuesday in Manchester. The last time both Canadians played for their country was a historic day in November 2022 when each man scored a straight-set win to seal…
By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Tuesday September 10, 2024 Photo credit: Simon Bruty/US Open/USTA Some rivalries don’t end on the court. Jessica Pegula has proven she can beat the best in the world. That didn’t stop 2014 Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard from jabbing Pegula after the American lost to Aryna Sabalenka, 7-5, 7-5 in…
