Match Point Canada

The 2021 French Open has come and gone!

We have a full recap of Roland Garros, which featured a 19th grand slam title from world number one Novak Djokovic, and a maiden major from Barbora Krejcikova.

We also discuss a third loss from Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas' major final, the surprise upsets across the women's field, and how the Canadians fared.

Meantime, Felix Auger-Aliassime reached his eighth career ATP final, making a run in Stuttgart. We get you set for the full grass-court swing.

All of that on our latest episode of Match Point Canada!

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It's another jam packed episode of Match Point Canada.

Former French Open finalist and world no. 4 in both singles and doubles, Mary Joe Fernandez is our special guest on this week's episode.

We look back at special moments of her career, Iga Swiatek's ability on the clay, Olympics, the emergence of Canadian tennis, and the longevity of Roger Federer and Serena Williams.

We also give a full recap of week one action from Roland Garros, discuss the Naomi Osaka fallout, and reveal what we got right and what went wrong with our predictions.

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The 2021 French Open is officially underway, and we have a full preview available on Match Point Canada.

We take a look at the favourites in the men's and women's fields, offer our darkhorse picks, and assess the chances of Canadians.

Meantime, guest Jennifer Bishop joins us and shares details on Tennis Canada's new Gender Equality Strategy. The new initiative is aimed at creating new opportunities for women and girls in tennis.

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She's a former world no. 38 on the WTA, two time Tennis Canada Female Player of the Year, and one of the most respected veterans in the game!

Rebecca Marino joins us on our latest episode of Match Point Canada as she discusses navigating tour life in 2021, her strong beginning to the season, and highlights some of her main goals.

We also break down the latest injury news involving Bianca Andreescu and Denis Shapovalov, and look at Roland Garros qualifying.

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In a special bonus episode of Match Point Canada, we catch up with Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu as she competes at the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg in France.

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It's a jam packed episode of Match Point Canada.

American doubles player and Tennis Channel analyst, Nick Monroe is our guest on this week's episode.

He discusses his move to doubles full time, pro success in his 30s, playing college, and the prospects of top Canadians.

We recap all of the action from the Italian Open including big singles titles from Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek, plus Canadian Sharon Fichman's women's doubles crown with partner Giuliana Olmos.

We also get set for Roger Federer's return to clay in Geneva, and have another RF shoe contest from On Running for a lucky listener.

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She's a former Australian Open junior champion in doubles and was previously the top Canadian ranked women's player!

Canadian Carol Zhao joins us on this week's episode of Match Point Canada as she discusses her return to the tour from injury, competing at the Billie Jean King Cup, and her short and longer term goals.

Meantime, we recap all the action and titles from Aryna Sabalenka and Matteo Berrettini at the Madrid Open, preview what lies ahead in Rome, and announce our winner of the On Running Roger Federer Centre Court shoe.

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It's a special episode of Match Point Canada!

This week we're joined by podiatrist and tennis shoe expert and aficionado Zach Thomas - he discusses the new Roger Federer On shoe, as we announce a very special giveaway for one lucky listener!

Meantime, Rafael Nadal captured a 12th career crown from the Barcelona Open, Matteo Berrettini delivered in Belgrade, and world no. 1 Ash Barty won her third WTA title of the season in Stuttgart.

We recap all the action on tour, and also provide an important update on Bianca Andreescu, who has withdrawn from the upcoming Madrid Open.

All of that and more on our latest episode of MPC.

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Team Canada delivered a playoff tie victory of Serbia at the Billie Jean King Cup to move into qualifiers for 2022!

To recap the performance, Caroline Cameron of Sportsnet joins us as we discuss the great showing of Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino's amazing story, and Canada's prospects on the international stage moving forward.

We also recap a big title in Monte Carlo from Stefanos Tsitsipas, surprise losses from Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

We also discuss new COVID-19 restrictions affecting tennis players in Ontario.

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Team Canada gets set for a crucial Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie this week against Serbia.

Canada will feature Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Sharon Fichman, and Carol Zhao in the tie.

We speak with captain of the team Heidi El Tabakh on her expectations, the importance of Leylah Fernandez, and the opportunity that lies ahead for the group.

We recap the Volvo Car Open from Charleston, give the latest French Open news, and get set for the first Masters 1000 event on clay of the season from Monte Carlo.

We also discuss a major coaching hire from Felix Auger Aliassime.

All of that and more on our latest episode of Match Point Canada.

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