Masters Update: Canadians Shine on Canada Day

During the last month, the ITF Masters Tour made two stops in Canada, with one even approaching the nationwide vacation. And that occasion went very nicely for the host nation. 

Let’s meet up with the Canadian tennis gamers competing on the ITF Masters Tour.    

MT1000 Mont-Tremblant 

Whereas many of the Canadian ITF Masters occasions this 12 months have been dominated by the host nation, the MT1000 Mont-Tremblant ITF Cup noticed a heavy worldwide presence and lots of overseas gamers taking house the {hardware}. 

Nevertheless, the Canadian contingent nonetheless got here out on high, successful 25 of the 42 competitions in Quebec. 

Notably, 4 Canadians managed to attain a number of wins. Kanta Murali (40+ ladies), Johane Mui (55+ ladies), and Simon Filiatrault (45+ males) all gained the singles and doubles of their respective age teams. 

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Henry Choi was the lone participant to win in several age teams, taking the 35+ doubles title with Simon Tremblay-Larouche and successful the 40+ singles. 

One other results of observe was the continued dominance of the Soods, Chandril and Lakshit of India, on Canadian soil. For the third occasion in a row, Chandril gained the 30+ singles whereas teaming up with Lakshit to win the 30+ doubles. 

Right here is the total listing of winners (Canadian except in any other case famous): 

The Mont-Tremblant Cup additionally featured just a few combined doubles attracts, one thing not generally seen on the ITF Excursions.  

Listed here are the winners (Canadian except in any other case famous):    

50+: Julie Martinez, Michel Maheu  

55+: Christine Olejnik, Da Hong Wong 

60+: Kelly Stobbe, Andre Brady (PUR) 

65+: Cyndy Bray, Francine Pilon 

70+: Linda Thung (NED) Rolf Thung (NED) 

MT100 Ottawa 

Over the Canada Day weekend, the nation’s capital performed host to an MT100 occasion and the hosts celebrated the vacation in fashion, successful each single draw on the Ottawa ITF Masters. 

Two ladies, Mariya Toncheva within the 30+ class and Susan Simmons within the 60+, and one man, Rolf Krantz in 50+, have been in a position to win each the singles and doubles of their respective age teams. 

Adrian Frei and Li Yu managed to win titles in two completely different age classes. Frei claimed the boys’s 30+ doubles and 40+ singles, whereas Yu took the 40+ ladies’s doubles and the 50+ singles. 

Right here is the total listing of winners: 

Girdler Solves Clay 

Final month, Gerald Girdler gained his third ITF Masters title. On the time, all three of these victories had come on grass. 

In June, he lastly picked up a trophy on a unique floor, successful an MT 400 occasion on clay. Mockingly, that victory on the dust got here in a spot synonymous with grass. His victory was on the Wimbledon Clay Court docket Championships. 

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Girdler gained the 65+ males’s singles title, dropping only one set in 4 matches. He superior previous high seed Arun Vethakkan who retired within the first set of their semifinal conflict earlier than simply defeating Jonathan Browning for the title. 

Every week later, Girdler was again on his beloved grass and performed for the title on the MT200 in Felixstowe, however was defeated within the title match.