Kazakhstani tennis player Yulia Putintseva (82) did not last long at the WTA-1000 tournament in Toronto, Canada. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

In the first round, the Kazakhstani lost to Zhang Shuai (62) from China – 4:6, 1:6. Putintseva was on court at the Canadian Open for only 1 hour and 11 minutes. That was all the time the world's eighth-ranked player needed to prove her superiority over Yulia.

In the first set, the Kazakhstani, trailing 1-4, fought back two breaks and leveled the score at 4-4. But only to give up her serve for the third time immediately after. In the second set, the Chinese player made three more breaks, while Yulia made none. Final score: 4:6, 1:6. Total points won – 50:62.

Elena Rybakina, who has had a rest from tennis, skips the first round of the Canadian tournament. In the second round, our main hope will play against the winner of the match between Wang Xinyu (China, 41) and Daria Kasatkina (Australia, 61).

The next WTA ranking list, traditionally released at the beginning of the new week, was published on Tuesday this time. The reason is heavy rains in Washington, which caused the final of the Mubadala DC Open 500 tournament to be played over two days.

In the end, a sensation occurred in the decisive match. Filipina Alexandra Eala not only defeated world No. 3 Jessica Pegula but also handed the American a "bagel" – 4:6, 6:4, 6:0. The Asian representative immediately rose to 20th place in the rankings after such success.

The final of another major tournament that concluded last week also had its share of surprises. 16-year-old Russian Kristina Lyutova won her first WTA-250 title in Memphis, USA, defeating Daria Vidmanova of the Czech Republic – 1:6, 6:1, 6:3. She jumped 103 places in the rankings, now Lyutova is 126th.

In the doubles rankings, Kazakhstani Zhibek Kulambayeva continues to progress. Having won a Challenger in the Canary Islands with Czech Anna Shishkova, our tennis player jumped 10 places. The assault on the top-100 continues.

This week, the pulse of tennis life beats in the land of the Maple Leaf. The Canadian Open has a history dating back to 1881. That was when its first predecessor, a men's tournament, took place. Eleven years later, a women's tournament was added.

In even years, the women's tournament is held in Toronto, and the men's in Montreal. Since 2011, the hard-court events, part of the US Open Series, have been held simultaneously.

The current WTA-1000 in Toronto and ATP-1000 in Montreal are officially called the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers. The prize fund of the women's tournament is $7.4 million.

Over the years, the tournament has been won by Americans Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, Serena Williams. Also German Steffi Graf, Swiss Martina Hingis, Belgians Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo, and other stars.

The reigning champion is Victoria Mboko. In the semifinals, the Canadian defeated our Elena Rybakina 1:6, 7:5, 7:6 (7:4), and in the final beat Japanese Naomi Osaka 2:6, 6:4, 6:1.