Two more seeds out: [21] Khachanov lost to #56 Atmane [24] Humbert lost to #61 Mérida Atmane beat Draper in the first round; and now he is heading to [13] Menšik.
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[6] Linda Noskova lost to #70 Caty McNally in Toronto. The Canadian Open is basically a forest fire for seeds this year.
Last time there was no member of the Top 5 was present at a Master 1000 R4 was Rome 1991.
Montréal 2026: the tournament where Mariano Navone won two consecutive (and counting) matches at a hard‑court Masters 1000 event.
It's so wild in Montréal right now that even Botic van de Zandschulp is matches, including one over Medvedev.
Every year is the same history: people complaining about the "surprises" in Montréal. It has been like that since my very first edition, when an unknown 20-year-old Serbian player named Novak Djokovic (nobody even knew how to pronounce it) won his first Master by beating Federer in the final.
My intention was to watch Jódar X Moutet, but I heard Mohamed Lahiany's voice as the umpire, so I decided to be one of the 20 people present at Arnaldi X Marozsán instead.
#45 Hanfmann X #49 Borges [19] Darderi X #270 Shang One of these fellas will reach the quarterfinals in Montréal.
These are my photos from yesterday of Félix Auger‑Aliassime practising with his father, I think, acting as coach.
After 37 unforced errors, Fonseca wins the tiebreak of this horrendous set of tennis.
When Hurkacz meets Tabilo tomorrow, the ball will spend more time off the court than in it, a full festival of unforced errors.
After withdrawing from Canada, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina did the same in Cincinnati. Spanish media reported fatigue and abdominal pain from a demanding grass swing and Umag. Fucsovics is in.
Shapovalov at the Canadian Open after covid: 2R 1R A 1R 2R 1R No wins in Montreal in the three last editions.
Very first ever win for Tsitsipas in Montréal. I had no idea Martin Damm played so badly: just serve and unforced errors.
Kind of symbolic that the previous champion in Washington was Leylah Fernandez, whose mother, Irene Exevea, is from the Philippines, and the following champion was Filipina Alexandra Eala. 🇵🇭 —> 🇵🇭
The play really started in Montréal after 5pm, and 14 out of 27 matches were completed: six in straight sets, eight in three sets. For a day that seemed doomed by the rain, it ended up offering plenty of action.
Kind of disappointed with Landaluce’s footwork in his defeat in 3 to [Q] #131 Nicolás Mejía. For someone who played so much on hard courts in his formative years, Landaluce looked a bit lost today, maybe because of the rain delay. I had no idea the Colombian Mejía could be such a jerk on court.
Brand‑new Estoril champion Luca van Assche loses in the first round in Montréal to Titouan Droguet 7-9 in the tiebreak of the third set.
When we think we've already seen everything in tennis, then Mariano Navone, who can barely win a match outside Latin America clay, beats Matteo Berrettini on a hard court.
