Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has been eliminated from the French Open in the quarterfinals, marking a significant upset at Roland-Garros. The result reshapes the women's draw heading into the semifinals.
Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets to advance to his first career quarterfinal at Roland-Garros. The win means the No. 4 seed has now reached the final eight at all four Grand Slam tournaments.
Félix Auger-Aliassime climbed to a career-high ranking of No. 4 after reaching the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the first time, joining Milos Raonic and Bianca Andreescu as the only Canadians to rank in the ATP or WTA top four.
Professional tennis returns to Vancouver this summer with the Odlum Brown VanOpen at Hollyburn Country Club from July 25 to August 1, 2026, featuring current top 10 WTA and ATP players.
Clemence Mercier and Avery Alexander will contest the girls' final at the ITF J200 in Mason, Ohio on Saturday after semifinal wins, while an all-American boys final is set following quarterfinal action.
Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Wimbledon and the grass-court swing due to a right wrist injury, leaving the defending champion out of the Grand Slam that begins on 29 June and the season's biggest title without two of its defining players.
Three Italian men have advanced to the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros, a record for any country at that stage of the same Grand Slam. Matteo Berrettini, Matteo Arnaldi, and Flavio Cobolli will compete alongside Alexander Zverev and Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros on Monday, defeating Chile's Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets. The Canadian fourth seed will face Italy's Flavio Cobolli next.
Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2026 in four sets. The Canadian joins Aryna Sabalenka in the last eight after second-round wins.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion has accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles at the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club in London, marking her return to competitive tennis nearly four years after the 2022 U.S. Open.
For the first time in 10 years, new champions will be crowned in both the men's and women's singles at Roland Garros. The exits of top seeds have opened the door for rising stars like 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who reached her third straight quarterfinal.
Félix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros after a straight-sets victory over Alejandro Tabilo. The fourth seed is the last Canadian standing in the singles draws. Gabriela Dabrowski remains in the mixed doubles event.
