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Denis Shapovalov retired from his Montreal opener with a swollen ankle, venting about an injury-plagued season with the US Open looming.

Still not ready, and Spain is nervous Carlos Alcaraz is out of the Cincinnati Masters 1000, the tournament he lifted a year ago. The event runs 13 to 23 August and the world No 2 won’t be there. He hasn’t hit a competitive ball since retiring in the second round of the Barcelona Open back…

Sabalenka flips it early Down 2-0 to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima on Tuesday in Toronto, Aryna Sabalenka barely blinked. The world No. 1 rattled off five games in a row to snatch the opening set and never looked back, closing out a 6-3, 6-3 win in the first round of the National Bank Open. Here is…

The two biggest names in Toronto needed patience on Tuesday. Sabalenka and Swiatek each wobbled early before pulling clear at the National Bank Open.

Cameron Norrie ground out a first-round win over Camilo Ugo Carabelli, another step in the Briton’s slow climb back to form.

Alex Michelsen bookended his Montreal opener with two dominant sets, seeing off veteran Jan-Lennard Struff to move through.

Nuno Borges reached 20 tour wins in a season for the third year running, fighting back to beat Aleksandar Kovacevic in the Montreal opening round.

At 37, the former US Open champion still has plenty left. Marin Cilic saved every break point he faced to open his Montreal campaign in style.

Monfils keeps pushing the limits Gael Monfils simply refuses to fade. On Wednesday night the Frenchman saw off Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Canadian Open in Montreal. The match wrapped up just before midnight local time. At 39, the Paris-born veteran is still a live threat on tour. He…