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☆ Cole Caufield's OT winner lifts Canadiens past Jackets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/31] Oct 26, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield (22) throws a puck to fans during the warmup period before the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Bell Centre. Down 3-1, the Canadiens struck with 17 seconds remaining in the second period on the power play. Solid puck movement by the Blue Jackets led to the first goal of the game. The Blue Jackets made it 2-0 when Roslovic and Ivan Provorov set up Bemstrom to drive home a power-play, one-timer with 2:39 remaining in the first. Bemstrom pushed the Blue Jackets' lead back to two goals with another power-play tally.

Persons: Cole Caufield, Eric Bolte, Caufield's, Elvis Merzlikins, Caufield, Mike Matheson's wrister, Sean Monahan, Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Sam Montembeault, Emil Bemstrom, Jack Roslovic, Zach Werenski, Johnny Gaudreau, Ivan Provorov, Suzuki, Merzlikins, Bemstrom, Roslovic Organizations: CAN, Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Bell Centre, Columbus, Montreal, Canadiens, Blue Jackets, Columbus outshot, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Caufield's, Columbus outshot Montreal

☆ Australia's Polmans apologises for hitting ball into umpire's face
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 4, 2019; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Marc Polmans of Australia plays a shot against Bernard Tomic of Australia (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Stade IGA. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - Australian Marc Polmans said he had apologised to the chair umpire after accidentally hitting him in the face with a ball in a Shanghai Masters qualifying match on Tuesday. The world number 140 was leading Italian Stefano Napolitano 7-6(3) 6-6(6-5) when he hit a volley into the net on his second match point before launching the ball in frustration, catching chair umpire Ben Anderson in the face. Polmans was immediately disqualified after the incident, which brought back memories of a similar one in 2017 when Denis Shapovalov inadvertently smashed a ball into the face of umpire Arnaud Gabas, leaving him with a fractured eye socket. Polmans will lose any prize money and ranking points picked up during the qualifying tournament.

Persons: Marc Polmans, Bernard Tomic of, Eric Bolte, Italian Stefano Napolitano, Ben Anderson, Polmans, Denis Shapovalov, Arnaud Gabas, Anderson, Ben, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rogers, Stade IGA, Shanghai Masters, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Australia, Italian, Bengaluru

☆ WTA roundup: Ashlyn Krueger wins 1st title at Japan Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] FILE PHOTO:Aug 6, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Camila Giorgi (ITA) hits a forehand against Ashlyn Krueger (USA) (not pictured) in second round qualifying play at IGA Stadium. 123 in the world, Krueger, 19, entered the week without a main-draw win on hard court this year and had never advanced past a quarterfinal of a WTA event. Krueger had the edge in aces, 7-3, and never had to save a break point in the 96-minute match. She broke Zhu on her first service game of the match, and Zhu was 1-for-2 in saving break points. "I think I was very aggressive today, playing a lot of really aggressive tennis and using my serve," said Krueger, who recorded 28 winners to 13 for her opponent.

Persons: Camila Giorgi, Ashlyn Krueger, Eric Bolte, Ashlyn Krueger didn't, Zhu Lin, Krueger, China's Zhu, Zhu, Grace Min, Elise Mertens, Yanina, Mertens, Jasmine Paolini, Louisa Chirico, Karolina Pliskova, Ena Shibahara, Sloane Stephens, Ann Li, Canada's Leylah Fernandez breezed, Asia Muhammad, Taylor Townsend, Hailey Baptiste, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada, Dayana, Martina Trevisan, Cristina Bucsa Organizations: IGA, Japan, WTA, Dallas, United, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Osaka, Guadalajara, Mexico, Ukraine, United States, Italy, Czech, Japan, U.S, Asia, Alycia, Spain, Belarus

☆ Wozniacki living in the moment at U.S. Open in career comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 9, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) serves against Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) (not pictured) during second round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will keep her comeback going into next year but said she was living for the moment at the U.S. Open after a surprise return from retirement. "I'm very excited to have this opportunity and to play again and play at the highest level." "I don't know how long I'm going to play for. I don't know if it's going to be a year, two years, three years.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki, Marketa Vondrousova, Eric Bolte, It's, Wozniacki, Dane, you've, Serena Williams, I'm, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: IGA, U.S, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Flushing Meadows, Cincinnati, New York

☆ Swiatek reaches Montreal quarters, will stay world No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Aug 10, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Iga Swiatek (POL) serves against Karolina Muchova (CZE) (not pictured) during third round play at IGA Stadium. Just as play was about to begin in the third, rain swept across Montreal sending players to the locker room. They returned and Swiatek broke to open the deciding set but rain once again forced a delay. With the win, Swiatek guaranteed that Aryna Sabalenka, whose round of 16 match was postponed until Friday due to the weather, will not overtake her at the top of the rankings come Monday. Pegula will battle her doubles partner and compatriot Coco Gauff in the quarters after the teenager crushed Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-0 under the lights in Montreal.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Karolina Muchova, Eric Bolte, Swiatek, we've, I've, Danielle Collins, Leylah Fernandez, Jessica Pegula romped, Jasmine Paolini, Pegula, Coco Gauff, Marketa, Rory Carroll, Robert Birsel Organizations: IGA, U.S, Montreal, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Warsaw, Czech, Canadian, Los Angeles

☆ More pressure but Vondrousova settling into life as major champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Aug 8, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) hits a volley against Mayar Sherif (EGY) during a first round match at IGA Stadium. The Czech left-hander became the first unseeded player to capture the Wimbledon women's singles title after a surprise 6-4 6-4 victory over Ons Jabeur in the final last month and the 24-year-old is keen to remain focused. "People around me, I feel like they're going to expect so much now," Vondrousova, who opened her campaign in Montreal with a 6-4 6-2 win over Mayar Sherif on Tuesday, told reporters. "I feel like everybody is going to play great tennis and everybody wants to beat you," Vondrousova said. "When we came home (from Wimbledon), the first week was really crazy," Vondrousova said.

Persons: Marketa, Mayar Sherif, Eric Bolte, Vondrousova, Caroline Wozniacki, Kimberly Birrell, Wozniacki, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Robert Birsel Organizations: IGA, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Czech, Wimbledon, Bengaluru

☆ Swiatek solves Pliskova test to reach third round in Montreal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Aug 9, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Iga Swiatek (POL) hits a forehand against Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (not pictured) during second round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAug 9 (Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek overcame an early test before running away with a 7-6(6) 6-2 victory over Czech Karolina Pliskova in Montreal on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Canadian Open. "This first match was a challenge, it's always a challenge especially against a player like that," Swiatek said during her on-court interview. In the second set, Swiatek found a new gear and followed an early break with a hold to love to grab control and never looked back as her mix of power and control proved to much for Pliskova to overcome. While serving for the match, Swiatek handed a break to Pliskova with her first double fault of the set but the Pole immediately broke back in the next game to seal the win.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, Karolina Pliskova, Eric Bolte, Czech Karolina Pliskova, it's, Swiatek, Pliskova, Karolina Muchova, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Liudmila Samsonova, Belinda Bencic, Frank Pingue, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: IGA, Czech, Canadian, U.S, Alycia Parks, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Pliskova, Czech, Toronto

☆ WTA roundup: Nao Hibino upsets Linda Noskova for Prague title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Aug 7, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Venus Williams (USA) waves to the crowd after her loss against Madison Keys (USA) (not pictured) in first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAugust 8 - Japan's Nao Hibino ended a four-year title drought Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of No. 4 seed and home favorite Linda Noskova at the Livesport Prague Open in the Czech Republic. After taking the opening set rather easily, Keys needed nine match points to put Williams away. "You have to find that balance between playing risky, aggressive, but not too risky, not too much, because then (Swiatek's) not going to give you many points," Pliskova said.

Persons: Venus Williams, Eric Bolte, Nao Hibino, Linda Noskova, Romania's Jaqueline Cristian, Hibino, Noskova, Keys, Williams, Karolina Pliskova, Lin Zhu of, Pliskova, Katie Boulter, Belinda Bencic, Cirstea, Victoria, Italy's Jamine Paolini, Marie Bouzkova, Sloane Stephens, Jennifer Brady Organizations: Madison Keys, IGA, Livesport, WTA, Hiroshima, Omnium Banque, Venus, Iga, Victoria Azarenka of, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, USA, Czech Republic, Tashkent, Omnium, Czech, Lin Zhu of China, Switzerland, Romanian, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus

☆ Azarenka and Pliskova slog way into second round of rainy Canadian Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Aug 7, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Victoria Azarenka serves against Magda Linette (POL) (not pictured) in first round play at IGA Stadium. Azarenka was unfazed by the rain, charging ahead 5-2 in the opening set before closing it out with a break just before play was stopped a second time. She romped through the second set, winning 24 of 31 points and breaking Poland's Linette three times. When play restarted, Zhu pounced, winning two points to clinch the tie-break 10-8. But the 31-year-old Czech quickly refocused in the decider, applying pressure and breaking Zhu three times to move onto the second round and a meeting with Polish world number one and reigning US Open champion Iga Swiatek.

Persons: Victoria Azarenka, Magda Linette, Eric Bolte, Karolina Pliskova, Azarenka, Sloane Stephens, Ukraine's, Pliskova, Zhu Lin, Sascha Bajin, Zhu, Zhu pounced, Iga Swiatek, Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Steve Keating, Jamie Freed Organizations: Victoria, IGA, Canadian, Warsaw, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Stuttgart, Pliskova, Czech, Toronto

☆ Wozniacki makes triumphant return to reach Montreal second round
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Aug 8, 2023; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) hits a forehand against Kimberly Birrell (AUS) (not pictured) during first round play at IGA Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsAug 8 (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki, in her first competitive match after more than three years away to start a family, cruised by Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell 6-2 6-2 in Montreal on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Canadian Open. Wozniacki, citing her desire to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, retired from tennis after the 2020 Australian Open. Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open champion, has also been given wild cards to compete in next week's Cincinnati Open and the Aug. 28-Sept. 10 U.S. Open. Also advancing to the second round in Montreal were Danielle Collins, a 6-2 6-2 winner over Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, 10th-seed Daria Kasatkina and 15th-seed Liudmila Samsonova.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki, Kimberly Birrell, Eric Bolte, " Wozniacki, I'm, Wozniacki, Neil Diamond's, Caroline, Birrell, Vondrousova, Sherif, David Lee, Olivia, James, Dane, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Danielle Collins, Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, Daria Kasatkina, Frank Pingue, Clare Fallon Organizations: IGA, Australian, Canadian, Wimbledon, NBA, Cincinnati, Samsonova, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Danish, Australian, Egypt, Toronto

☆ NHL roundup: Devils dump Habs for 10th straight win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who took their second straight loss following a nine-game winning streak. Boone Jenner added two goals and Eric Robinson contributed one goal and one assist for the Blue Jackets. Canucks 5, Sabres 4Bo Horvat notched a goal and two assists as Vancouver ended a three-game losing streak with a win in Buffalo. Predators 2, Wild 1Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist for Nashville in a win against visiting Minnesota. Dylan Strome and John Carlson scored for the Capitals, who got 38 saves from Darcy Kuemper.

☆ ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy fires 22 aces in Stockholm win
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 10, 2022; Montreal, QC, Canada; Maxime Cressy (USA) hits a backhand against Gael Monfils (FRA) (not pictured) in second round play at IGA Stadium. Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsOctober 17 - American Maxime Cressy served up 22 aces and rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in first-round action at the Stockholm Open on Monday in Sweden. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEuropean OpenNo. Frenchman Richard Gasquet pulled off a comeback win over Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4. --Field Level MediaRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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