The recent National Bank Open in tennis had a positive impact on the standings for Quebec’s Leylah Fernandez and Gabriel Diallo as they climbed nine and seven places, respectively, in Monday’s update.
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For women, Fernandez is now 72 years olde after reaching the third round in Montreal last week. Upon reaching the 13the ranked last summer, she remains the second-highest Canadian: Bianca Andreescu is on her side 51e, down 10 levels. Additionally, the Ontarioan withdrew from the Cincinnati tournament, whose main draw is still ongoing. For her part, Eugenie Bouchard refers to 219e place, which is a slight improvement of two places.
Diallo improved to 134 with his opening round win in Torontoe Rank. Felix Auger-Aliassime (14e) continues to struggle and has dropped two places, while his friend Denis Shapovalov (+1) is in 22nd placee. Unsurprisingly, thanks to his two home wins, veteran Milos Raonic posted a staggering rise of 209 steps and now sits at 336e. Young Alexis Galarneau (-4) has pulled back a bit and takes the 196e Location.
The top of the world hierarchy for men is Carlos Alcaraz from Spain and Iga Swiatek from Poland for women. The title won on Sunday at Sobeys Stadium allowed Italy’s Jannik Sinner (+2) to climb up to sixth place. The winner at the IGA Stadium, American Jessica Pegula, remains third.
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