The primary few days of the 2025 BNP Paribas Open had been difficult for the Canadians. Solely Denis Shapovalov managed to make it by way of and he now finds himself dealing with a frightening activity within the type of Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells.
However there have been loads of positives throughout the tennis panorama for the Canadians, together with a few acquainted faces lifting trophies on the ITF Tour.
Right here’s what you must know.
In Case You Missed It: One Canadian Makes It By in Tennis Paradise
5 Canadians had been in the primary attracts of the primary mixed 1000-level occasion of 2025 however just one made it to Monday, that being Denis Shapovalov. After a first-round bye, the Richmond Hillian simply defeated qualifier Adam Walton in straight units.
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez additionally had byes however misplaced their opening matches. Auger-Aliassime was crushed in straight units by Jenson Brooksby whereas Fernandez fell in three units to Jaqueline Cristian.
Gabriel Diallo was the opposite Canadian to choose up a singles win. He received into the draw as a fortunate loser and took benefit, profitable an epic two-day three-setter over Zhizhen Zhang to succeed in the second spherical, the place he was crushed by twentieth seed Arthur Fils.
In doubles, the draw gods had been unkind and pitted Fernandez and her Brazilian companion Luisa Stefani towards Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe within the first spherical. The second seeds Dabrowski and Routliffe rallied from a set right down to win that conflict however had been defeated in straight units within the second spherical by Anna Kalinskaya and Caty McNally.
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What to Watch: Shapovalov Seems to be to Finish Alcaraz Three-Peat
All eyes, not simply Canadian, will likely be on Stadium 1 at roughly 6 pm native, 9 pm EDT, on Monday as Denis Shapovalov takes on the two-time defending Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz.
The pair have met simply as soon as earlier than, with Alcaraz defeating the Canadian within the third spherical of Roland-Garros on clay again in 2023, making this their first assembly on a tough courtroom.
Shapovalov is flying the flag for the Nice White North this week as the one Canadian left on the BNP Paribas Open.
Below the Radar: Mboko Again at It, Shaw On the Board
Victoria Mboko wasted no time in placing her first lack of the season behind her. The 18-year-old Canadian went proper again to her profitable methods final week on the ITF W75 occasion in Porto, Portugal, claiming her fifth title already in 2025 in simply six tournaments.
She didn’t cruise the entire manner like she did in her first 4 title runs this yr, needing three units to defeat third seed Maja Chwalinska in spherical one and Anouk Koevermans within the semifinals. Nevertheless, she dominated the ultimate towards Harriet Dart 6-1, 6-1.
The W75-level title is the largest of Mboko’s profession to-date. She is now 25-1 in 2025 (27-1 together with qualifying). The teenager will face a brand new problem subsequent week as her reward for the recent begin to the season is a wild card to the WTA 1000 occasion in Miami. Will probably be Mboko’s first WTA 1000 most important draw and first WTA Tour most important draw at any tier since making her debut on the 250 occasion in Granby again in 2022.
Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivieres, QC performed host to the primary ITF tournaments in Canada this yr final week, with Canada’s Dan Martin selecting up the doubles title on the former.
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After Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivieres kicked off the 2025 ITF swing in Canada, each the lads’s and girls’s excursions will move by way of Montreal this week for a M15 and W15 occasion at IGA Stadium
Rob Shaw picked up his first title of the season final week at an ITF Wheelchair Occasion in Rome, Georgia. The third time was the allure for Shaw and Aussie companion Heath Davidson in 2025 as they defeated Ahmet Kaplan and Andy Lapthorne 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 to assert the quad doubles title after shedding in a pair of finals again in January.
The title is Shaw’s first of the yr and twenty ninth ITF doubles title total. It was additionally a profitable title defence for him and Davidson in Rome. Shaw is again at it this week, together with Thomas Venos, at a Tremendous Sequence occasion in Baton Rouge.
Additionally this week, the ITF Masters World Championships are getting underway in Antalya, Turkey with the 30+, 35+. 40+ and 45+ Group Championships happening. Canada will likely be represented in all 4 males’s occasions in addition to the 30+ ladies’s draw.
You’ll be able to observe the Canadians in motion each week right here.
