The final Grand Slam event of 2026 is officially underway in New York and the Canadians are off to winning starts.
While the contingent from the Great White North is a little smaller than it has been at recent majors, they are no less mighty. A pair of wins on opening day of the US Open have put some wind in the Canadians' sails.
Here's what you need to know.
What to Watch: Auger-Aliassime Looks to Join Shapovalov, Fernandez in Round Two
Two of the three Canadians in the main draw of the 2026 US Open have already advanced to round two.
Leylah Annie Fernandez kicked off her campaign with a routine win over Shuai Zhang on Sunday afternoon in New York. A couple of hours later, Denis Shapovalov was a winner as well, making it 6-0 in his career against Miomir Kecmanovic with a four-set win.
The Canadian No. 2 has only failed to reach the third round of the US Open once in his previous eight trips to New York. He will look to do it again when he takes on Luca Van Assche, who upset No. 29 seed Cameron Norrie.
Fernandez is the lone Canadian woman in the singles draw in New York and awaits the winner between Panna Udvardy and Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
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On Monday, Félix Auger-Aliassime will try to join his compatriots in the second round. He takes on Rinky Hijikata not before 5 pm in his opening match.
Auger-Aliassime needs to get back to the semifinals at the US Open in order to defend his points from 2025. However, his grip on a spot in the ATP's Top 5 was strengthened on Sunday night when world No. 5 Novak Djokovic was upset in the first round.
If he wins on Monday, the third seed would meet either Roman Andres Burrachaga or Karen Khachanov in the second round.
CLICK HERE for a full analysis of the Canadians' draws at the 2026 US Open.
The Canadian contingent was nearly twice as large at the year's final major as a trio of Canucks reached the final round of qualifying and all three won the first set of their final match. However, all three, Carson Branstine, Liam Draxl, and Bianca Andreescu, were beaten in three sets to miss the main draw.
Seven total Canadians competed in qualifying. Alexis Galarneau and Rebecca Marino lost in the second round, while Kayla Cross and Katherine Sebov went out in round one.
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Under the Radar: Brace Wins in Brazil
While much of the focus of the tennis world was on New York last week, Cadence Brace was getting the job done down south. The Canadian picked up her second career World Tennis singles title, and first in two years, by claiming the W35 event in Barueri, Brazil.
Brace did not drop a set on her way to the final but had to battle to get her hands on the trophy. She bounced back after getting served a breadstick in the opening set, eventually emerging victorious 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 to end a 26-month title drought.
Sasha Vagramov also had a strong week, although she came up just short of a title. At a W15 event in Monastir, Tunisia, she lost in the doubles final with Clarissa Blomqvist of Finland and reached the semifinals in singles.
There were also a couple of Canadian doubles runners-up on the WT men's tour. Filip Malis lost in the final of an M15 in Cap d'Agde, France, while Adam Farag-Cao and Joshua Peck reached the title match in Champaign, Illinois but were edged out 10-8 in the match tiebreak.
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The Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships by Predator Ridge were held last week in Ottawa, Canada's national championships for Masters Tennis. CLICK HERE for the full event recap.
This week, Canada is hosting its largest WT Junior event, the J300 Internationaux Junior Banque Nationale de Repentigny in Repentigny, QC.
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The Davis Cup is coming to Quebec City September 18 and 19 as Team Canada hosts France in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round. Tickets are on sale now. CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!
Feature Photo: Martin Sidorjak
