Milos Raonic gets tough draw at London Games
Canada’s Milos Raonic will meet Japan’s Tatsuma Ito in first-round men’s singles play at the London Olympics.
The draws for four of the five Olympic tennis events were released today at the All-England Club.
Raonic, the world No. 25 from Thornhill, Ont., is 44 positions higher than Ito in the latest world rankings.
Sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France could be waiting for the winner in the second round. Tsonga opens against No. 40 Thomas Bellucci of Brazil.
The match schedule has not been finalized but first-round play begins Saturday.
The other Canadian in the men’s singles draw has a tough opening match. Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver will meet fifth-ranked David Ferrer of Spain.
Pospisil will also team with top-ranked doubles player Daniel Nestor of Toronto. The unseeded duo will open against Horia Tecau and Adrian Ungur of Romania.
In women’s singles play, Aleksandra Wozniak of Laval, Que., will play Marina Erakovic of New Zealand.
Wozniak will also team with Stephanie Dubois of Laval in women’s doubles against Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.
The mixed doubles draw will be announced Tuesday.
Dubois, Nestor, Pospisil, Raonic, and WozniakThe draws for four of the five Olympic tennis events were released today at the All-England Club.
Raonic, the world No. 25 from Thornhill, Ont., is 44 positions higher than Ito in the latest world rankings.
Sixth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France could be waiting for the winner in the second round. Tsonga opens against No. 40 Thomas Bellucci of Brazil.
The match schedule has not been finalized but first-round play begins Saturday.
The other Canadian in the men’s singles draw has a tough opening match. Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver will meet fifth-ranked David Ferrer of Spain.
Pospisil will also team with top-ranked doubles player Daniel Nestor of Toronto. The unseeded duo will open against Horia Tecau and Adrian Ungur of Romania.
In women’s singles play, Aleksandra Wozniak of Laval, Que., will play Marina Erakovic of New Zealand.
Wozniak will also team with Stephanie Dubois of Laval in women’s doubles against Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.
The mixed doubles draw will be announced Tuesday.
will represent Canada in London
Montreal, July 26, 2012 – The singles and doubles draws for the 2012 Olympic Games were made on Thursday in London. Canada will have five representatives in the men’s and women’s events.
In men’s singles, Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) will face Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the opening round. Raonic has won three of their four previous meetings. Fresh off his win in Granby last week, Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC), who was granted a wildcard into the singles draw, drew fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain in his first match. The two players met last year at the ATP event in Valencia with Ferrer posting a straight sets win. Pospisil will also team up in doubles with Olympic gold medalist Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON). The Canadian pair will open against the Romanian duo of Horia Tecau and Adrian Ungur.
On the women’s side, Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) will begin her Olympics singles campaign against Marina Erakovic of New Zealand. They have split their two previous meetings which both came in 2008. Wozniak will represent Canada in women’s doubles alongside Stéphanie Dubois (Laval, QC). The Canadians were drawn opposite Galina Voskoboeva and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the first round.
Matches begin on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. E.T. on the grass courts of the All-England Club, site of Wimbledon. The opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games will be held on Friday.
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POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE
LES TABLEAUX DU SIMPLE ET DU DOUBLE ONT ÉTÉ ÉTABLIS POUR LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES
Dubois, Nestor, Pospisil, Raonic et Wozniak représenteront le Canada à Londres
Montréal, le 26 juillet 2012 – Le tirage des tableaux du simple et du double a été effectué jeudi, à Londres, pour les Jeux olympiques de 2012. Le Canada compte cinq représentants dans les épreuves masculines et féminines.
En simple masculin, Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) aura comme premier adversaire le Japonais Tatsuma Ito. Raonic a remporté trois de leurs quatre affrontements précédents. Fort de sa victoire à Granby la semaine dernière, Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC), qui a obtenu un laissez-passer pour le simple, se mesurera à l'Espagnol David Ferrer, quatrième tête de série. Les deux joueurs se sont rencontrés l'an dernier, à Valence, et Ferrer avait alors eu raison du Canadien en deux manches. Pospisil participera également aux épreuves du double en compagnie du médaillé d'or olympique Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON). Au tour initial, le tandem canadien sera opposé aux Roumains Horia Tecau et Adrian Ungur.
Chez les dames, Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC) amorcera son parcours olympique contre la Néo-Zélandaise Marina Erakovic. Elles se sont affrontées à deux reprises en 2008, chacune signant une victoire. Au premier tour du double, Wozniak et Stéphanie Dubois (Laval, QC) croiseront le fer avec Galina Voskoboeva et Yaroslava Shvedova, du Kazakhstan.
Les compétitions seront présentées à compter de 6 h 30 HE, samedi, sur le gazon du All-England Club, site des Championnats de Wimbledon. Les cérémonies d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques auront lieu vendredi.
À propos de Tennis Canada
Tennis Canada, dont les origines remontent à 1890, est une organisation sportive nationale sans but lucratif responsable du développement, de la promotion et de la mise en valeur du tennis au pays. Tennis Canada possède et administre deux des plus prestigieux tournois de l’ATP et du WTA Tour; les volets masculin et féminin de la Coupe Rogers présentée par Banque Nationale, dont la présentation alterne chaque année entre le Centre Rexall, à Toronto, et le Stade Uniprix, à Montréal. De plus, Tennis Canada possède et administre sept tournois professionnels sanctionnés par l’ITF et soutient financièrement neuf autres tournois professionnels au Canada. Tennis Canada administre des centres nationaux d’entraînement au Centre de l’excellence, à Toronto, et au Stade Uniprix, à Montréal, et au North Shore Winter Club, à Vancouver. Tennis Canada est membre de la Fédération internationale de tennis, du Comité olympique canadien, du Comité paralympique canadien et de l’Association internationale de tennis en fauteuil roulant. De plus, Tennis Canada administre, commandite et choisit des équipes pour la Coupe Davis, la Fed Cup, les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques et forme des équipes nationales pour les juniors, les vétérans et les joueurs de tennis en fauteuil roulant. Tennis Canada investit ses excédents budgétaires dans le développement du tennis. Pour obtenir plus amples renseignements sur Tennis Canada, visitez notre site Web sur http://tenniscanada.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d329ef9f1d1bca85c44b72a8f&id=ffe8613e0e&e=3a4a38a850.
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