Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Tennis BC has launched a paid reservation system at Kits Beach and Queen Elizabeth Park courts in partnership with the City's Park Board. Players are divided on whether the system improves access or creates unfair advantages.
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from Wimbledon, sidelining the young talent from the Grand Slam event. Details of the withdrawal reason were not disclosed in available reports.
Tennis BC has launched a paid reservation system for courts at Kits Beach and Queen Elizabeth Park to improve accessibility, but players worry the system favours those with the app and money over those who cannot pay.
Serena Williams' return to tennis at the Queen's Club Championships was cut short after her Canadian partner, 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, withdrew with a knee injury. The pair won their opening match before pulling out of the quarter-finals.
Félix Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth at the Libema Open in s'Hertogenbosch, fell to Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in the quarterfinals, ending his run in the Netherlands.
Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani's run at the WTA 500 in London ended in the quarterfinals, falling to McCartney Kessler and Iva Jovic after reaching the Roland Garros semifinals.
Italian Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from his French Open semifinal against fellow countryman Flavio Cobolli on Friday morning after contracting a virus, automatically advancing Cobolli to his first Grand Slam final.
Canadian Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from Wimbledon and the remainder of the grass-court season after sustaining an MCL injury to her left knee. The 19-year-old fell during a match at the Queen's Club tournament in London.
Bianca Andreescu and Paula Badosa both fell in early rounds at the WTA grass-court event in S-Hertogenbosch, continuing a difficult stretch on the surface for both players.
Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Libema Open quarterfinals, while the Montreal star and Denis Shapovalov won their first-round doubles match on the grass courts of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Canadian prospect Victoria Mboko's left knee injury at Queen's Club has cut short her doubles partnership with Serena Williams on the legend's return to competitive tennis after nearly four years away.
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov teamed up to win their first-round doubles match at the Libema Open in the Netherlands. The two Canadians last partnered at Halle in 2025, reaching the semifinals.
