Tennis
Fernandez will be part of the Canadian team
(Montreal) Laval’s Leylah Annie Fernandez and Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino will headline Team Canada in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Latvia next month.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, Montreal’s François Abanda and Ontario’s Carol Zhao will complete the team for this match, which will be played on April 15 and 16 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
Fernandez, who occupies the 21and world rank, is lining up with the Canadian team for the fourth time in his career. She has won her last three meetings at this competition – a surprise victory against Belinda Bencic, in 2020, and two wins in three sets at the expense of Serbs Olga Danilovic and Nina Stojanovic in 2021. The 19-year-old is coming off her second title WTA career, Sunday, at the Monterrey tournament.
“I always have a lot of fun taking part in these tournaments and I’m delighted to finally be able to play at home,” Fernandez said in the Tennis Canada press release. Wearing Canada’s colors on the field is an honor and I can’t wait to do it in front of a Canadian audience. »
Marina, 123and world player, will take part in her ninth meeting of the Billie Jean King Cup and her first in Canada, moreover, in her hometown. She has just been crowned champion of a Challenger tournament played in California.
The Canadian team will also be able to count on the vast experience of Dabrowski, a doubles specialist. Since 2013, she has participated in 16 Billie Jean King Cup matches and has a record of 8 wins and 7 losses.
Abanda will participate in his fifth meeting in Canada and the eighth of his career. The 25-year-old has always offered her best tennis when defending the colors of Canada and has a record of seven wins and four losses. She recorded her most recent victory in the 2021 Finals against Fiona Ferro (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) and thus contributed to Canada’s triumph at the expense of 2019 champions France.
Zhao, 26, has two wins and three losses at the tournament, with both wins coming in doubles alongside Dabrowski. This year, she already has a doubles title at an ITF tournament in Cancún, Mexico.
Canada and Latvia will meet for the first time. Canada currently ranks 9and Billie Jean King Cup standings rank, while Latvia is 14and. The composition of the Latvian squad will be announced later in March.
“For some of the girls on the team, myself included, this will be their first home game,” commented captain Heidi El Tabakh. We are confident that Leylah, Gabriela, Rebecca, Françoise and Carol will do their best to qualify Canada for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. »
The winners of this meeting will qualify for the Finals next November.
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Four Ukrainian tennis players were included in the doubles entry list Australian Open 2025.
Ukrainian women will play in the doubles tournament on the courts of Melbourne: Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya, Lyudmila Kichenok and Nadezhda Kichenok. Unfortunately, there will be no all-Ukrainian tandem in Australia.
Kostyuk will perform alongside Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Aus Open, and Yastremskaya will play alongside Alisha Parks.
Lyudmila and Nadezhda will not play together at AO-2026, although they will start the season with the same duet in the Brisbane 500 meters. It was announced that Lyudmila will be with Katie Volynets, and Nadezhda will be with Makoto Ninomiya.
Australian Open 2026 will take place from January 12 to February 1. Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova will represent Ukraine in singles. Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur and Vitaly Sachko will perform in the eliminations.
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Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremskaya She shared gorgeous photos from her holiday in Bali.
The athlete poses against the backdrop of the picturesque Kanto Lampo waterfall, showing off a toned figure and excellent physical shape.
Fans showered the post with compliments.
Let us also note that Dayana continues to prepare for the new tennis season in one of the most beautiful corners of the world, using the break to recuperate and start over.
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Russian Karen Khachanov moved from 18th to 17th place in the ranking of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a new version of which was published on the organization’s website.
The best among Russians remains Daniil Medvedev, located in 13th place, Andrei Rublev is 16th. There have been no changes in the top ten rankings: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is in the lead, Italian Jannik Sinner is second, and German representative Alexander Zverev is in third.
ATP Ranking, version dated December 29:
1 (1). Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – 12,050 points
2 (2). Jannik Sinner (Italy) – 11,500
3 (3). Alexander Zverev (Germany) – 5,110
4 (4). Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – 4,820
5 (5). Felix Auger-Alassime (Canada) – 4,190
6 (6). Taylor Fritz (USA) – 4,085
7 (7). Alex de Minaur (Australia) – 4,080
8 (8). Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) – 3,990
9 (9). Ben Shelton (USA) – 3,960
10 (10). Jack Draper (Great Britain) – 2,990…
13 (13). Daniil Medvedev – 2,710…
16 (16). Andrey Rublev – 2,510…
17 (18). Karen Khachanov (all – Russia) – 2,320.
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