Even though the Canadians walked away from Wimbledon without a title in 2026, they still delivered inspiring performances that made the nation proud.
Between Gabriela Dabrowski’s dominant run to the final and Félix Auger-Aliassime's incredible quarter-final battle with a legend of the sport, the Canadians leave the All-England Club with their heads held high. And they should be feeling good with the next big tournament on the calendar coming on their home soil.
Here’s what you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Another Close Call for Dabrowski at Wimbledon
Gabriela Dabrowski keeps coming close at Wimbledon, but the champion’s trophy keeps eluding her. The Ottawan reached the final at the All-England Club for the third time in her career at this year’s Championships, but once again she was denied a title.
Seeded second with Luisa Stefani, Dabrowski tore into the final without dropping a set and barely even dropping games. Only once did they lose more than four games in a set on their way to the final, that being in their semifinal against 13th seeds Shuko Aoyama and Liang En-Shuo. Still, the Canadian-Brazilian duo won that clash 7-5, 6-3 to advance.
But in the final against Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic, they fell behind early and never really recovered, falling in straight sets.
Félix Auger-Aliassime may not have won on the court at Wimbledon, but he was a winner in the hearts of fans for his performance in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles. The Canadian No. 1 went toe-to-toe with seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic for five hours and 15 minutes, the longest quarter-final in Wimbledon history, ultimately falling in a fifth-set tiebreak.
Even in defeat, Auger-Aliassime's performance against the most decorated male tennis player of all-time earned universal praise from the audience, including Djokovic’s wife, who posted on Instagram “You were incredible last night, Felix. Our kids adore you and you are a wonderful role model. One had to come out as a winner in that match but there is so much to be proud of. We will be cheering for you.”
While his ranking did not increase as a result of his quarter-final run, which matched the Montrealer’s best performance at Wimbledon, Auger-Aliassime did create more separation between himself and world No. 5 Alex de Minaur in the rankings, all but ensuring he will be a Top 3 seed at home at the National Bank Open next month.
By pushing Djokovic to a fifth set at the All-England Club, Auger-Aliassime became the first and only player to go five sets with both Djokovic at Wimbledon and Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros.
Leylah Annie Fernandez was the last Canadian standing in mixed doubles, reaching the quarter-finals with Joe Salisbury. They were beaten in three sets by Christian Harrison and Zhang Shuai.
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Nadia Lagaev competed in the girls doubles in week two at the All-England Club but lost in the first round with Sofiia Bielinska to the eventual champions Jana Kovackova and Katerina Zajickova.
All other Canadians were eliminated in the first week of Wimbledon.
This week, there are no Canadians competing at ATP or WTA main tour events.
Under the Radar: Rice Making a bid for NBO
The Road to the NBO race is heating up with just two events to play and 20-year-old Keegan Rice is making things interesting. The youngster jumped up to second in the competition by reaching the final last week at the M25 event in Laval. He now trails Duncan Chan by just 11 points.
Rice was unable to secure his first professional singles title on home soil, though, falling in the final to Kenta Miyoshi of Japan. But Sasha Rozin did secure a trophy for the host nation, winning the doubles title with Jay Dylan Hara Friend of Japan over Rice and Chan in the final.
CLICK HERE for the full recap of the Laval World Tennis event.
Next up on the Road to the NBO, the women rejoin the fray at the National Bank Championships in Granby, QC. It is a W75 on the women’s side and an ATP Challenger for the men. Like Laval, points at this event count double in the Road to the NBO.
Rebecca Marino took a big step forward in her comeback last week, reaching the semifinals of the W50 event in Columbus. It was just Marino’s second tournament of 2026.
Alexis Galarneau also delivered one of his best performances of the season last week on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, RI. He upset top seed and two-time ATP Tour grass-court titlist Adrian Mannarino in the second round on his way to the semifinals, where he lost in three sets to the eventual champion Jacob Fearnley.
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Feature Photo : Martin Sidorjak
