National Bank Open 2024: Results & updates
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Get the latest results and updates from the British tennis players competing at the National Bank Open 2024 in Toronto and Montreal.
Highlights:
- Katie Boulter beat Bernarda Pera 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in first round
- Harriet Dart and Jack Draper exit in tough openers
- Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner into men's doubles quarter-finals
- Neal Skupski, Lloyd Glasspool and Joe Salisbury set for second round
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Day two: Boulter into second round; Doubles stars cruise through
Katie Boulter made a winning start at the National Bank Open in the women’s singles, while Harriet Dart and Jack Draper both saw first round exits in Canada.
Boulter knocked out lucky loser Bernarda Pera 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and 10 minutes to set up a second round clash with 13th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
The British No.1 had been due to play world No.49 Anhelina Kalinina but the Ukranian pulled out late in the day, forcing Boulter to have to adjust to face the American.
The 28-year-old gave the perfect response after losing the second set – saving break points in her opening service game, before eventually going to win the final five games in a row.
Boulter has a good head-to-head record against Haddad Maia, having won both their previous meetings this year on her way to the San Diego title and then again at the Miami Open.
Meanwhile, Dart lost a close contest against 14th seed and world No.24 Daria Schnaider 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2).
Having overturned two breaks in the final set, Dart had served for the match at 6-5, but the 20-year-old fired straight back before taking control in the tie-break.
Draper had a tough match against Australia’s Jordan Thompson, bowing out 7-5, 6-2 in an hour and 32 minutes.
Doubles
However, the British No.1 remains in the men’s doubles draw with world No.1 Jannik Sinner after they beat Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton 7-6(2), 6-2.
Next up for them will either be second seeds Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna or Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski.
Elsewhere in the men’s doubles, Neal Skupski and Michael Venus continued their strong form as a partnership, taking down fellow Brit Jamie Murray and Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5.
They move on to play fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic next.
Lloyd Glasspool also kicked off his campaign with a win alongside Nikola Mektic – defeating Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 to set up a clash with Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.
Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova lost in the first round to Sloane Stephens and Taylor Townsend 6-2, 6-3.
Recent results at National Bank Open
Main draw action got underway on Tuesday, with three Brits involved in the opening rounds of the men’s and women’s doubles.
Dream team Jack Draper and Jannik Sinner made a winning start in Montreal – knocking out 16th seeds Sander Gille and Joran Vliegan 6-0, 6-7(3), 10-8 in an hour and 27 minutes.
After a dominant opening set and having missed out on a break point opportunity in the second, the British No.1 and world No.1 had to come through the match tie-break to secure their victory.
From 7-4 down in the match tie-break, they won six of the final seven points to book a second round clash with fellow singles stars Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton.
Bublik and Shelton reached round two after Wimbledon champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara were forced to retire trailing 7-6(5), 2-1.
There was also defeat for Britain’s Harriet Dart in Toronto as she and Denmark’s Clara Tauson lost 3-6, 6-0, 10-5 against Catherine Harrison and Ashlyn Krueger.
