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The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — Canada's Alexis Galarneau bounced back in the second round of the Odlum Brown VanOpen on Thursday, losing to Fernando Verdasco 6-2 4-6 2-6.
Galarneau, from Raval, Quebec, advances from his opening round with a bye after his two sets against Yoshihito Nishioka on Tuesday, putting his former world No. 7 rank for a spot in the quarterfinals. I played against Verdasco of.
Along with Canadian partner Benjamin Sigwan, Galarneau was in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles, where he lost 6-4, 6-4 to India's Sake Smineni and Yuki Bamburi.
In the women's doubles, the pair of Vancouver natives Rebecca Marino and Heather Watson lost in the quarterfinals, where she lost to Oksana Kalashnikova and Nao Hibino 4-6, 3-6.
In another quarter-final, Eugenie Bouchard, also Canadian, and her 17-year-old partner, Keila Cross of London, Ontario, beat Ashi Muhammad and Miyu Kato with her 6-1 6-3 win. I lost.
Vasek Pospisil remains the only Canadian as he faces Gilles Simon in the men's singles quarterfinals on Friday.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 18, 2022.
