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Aryna Sabalenka did not make many mistakes — well, until near the end — despite not sacrificing any power, and outplayed Amanda Anisimova for a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory in the U.S. Open final Saturday, making her the first woman to win the tournament in consecutive years since Serena Williams more than a decade ago. CBC | Sports News

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 win over 15th-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia on Monday in New York City. CBC | Sports News

Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to the third round of the Citi Open hard-court tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan on Tuesday in Washington. CBC | Sports News

Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title and tied Roger Federer with his 89th match win at the U.S. Open by defeating qualifier Radu Albot of Moldova 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on Monday night in New York. CBC | Sports News

Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday in Paris. CBC | Sports News

Canada’s women’s volleyball team redeemed their Tuesday loss to the United States, beating Germany in the second game of Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League play in Arlington, Texas. CBC | Sports News

The Canadian men’s volleyball team scored their second victory at the Volleyball Nations League stop in Antalya, Turkey, taking a straight-sets win over Bulgaria on Friday. CBC | Sports News