CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Canadian Open (French: Tournoi de tennis du Canada), also known as the Canada Masters, and currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by Rogers for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tennis tournament held in Ontario and Quebec.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2005, Rogers Communications became the title sponsor for the men’s tournament. It was already the sponsor for the women’s event, and both events became known as the Rogers Cup. Rafael Nadal won the men’s tournament for his first time, defeating three-time champion Andre Agassi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ATP Masters (known as ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since 2009) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour since its inception in 1990.

Detailed explanation-4: -Canada’s Brendan Bottcher earned a 5-3 victory over Sweden’s Niklas Edin to claim the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open title on Sunday in Camrose, Alta.