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OFF-COURT NEWS
- Jannik Sinner is out of the Cincinnati Masters with a knee injury, raising concerns about the US Open
- Emma Raducanu has already confirmed she will miss Flushing Meadows as part of her continued recovery from a stress fracture
- Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles together for the first time in years at Cincinnati, presumably preparing for a US Open reunion
- Coco Gauff addresses the WTA trans policy (with her usual eloquence)
WTA TORONTO
- Aryna Sabalenka's poor run of form continues with a last-16 defeat to Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Jessica Pegula and Mirra Andreeva also lose early
- Alexandra Eala goes on another raucous run but this time she is stopped by Belinda Bencic
- Iga Swiatek is marching through the draw and it looks like Francisco Roig is having the desired effect
- Elena Rybakina is still in but looking increasingly rusty on serve
ATP MONTREAL
- Jack Draper is left in tears on court after struggling with his arm again against Terence Atmane
- Cam Norrie saves match points against Alex de Minaur but then is stopped comprehensively by Arthur Fils
- The youngest line-up ever in the quarter-finals includes 8 players born in the 2000s for the first time
- Rafa Jodar is on the verge of breaking a long-standing Boris Becker record
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