The Montreal Masters 1000 He is just getting started and has already lost many favorites to win the competition this year. The young new stars of the ATP rankings will still have to wait for their moment.
In the case of Carlos Alcaraz from Murcia, he arrived in Canada as a second seed and world number 4, but in front of him he had a Tommy Paul who did not let go. The 19-year-old tennis player admitted after the match that for the first time he couldn’t handle the pressure of being one of the big favourites.
Alcaraz also came from losing 2 consecutive finals in the tournaments of Hamburg and Umag. But that’s not the only relevant surprise of the Canadian tournament. Medvedev, current world number 1, was also beaten against Nick Kyrgios who, after playing in the Wimbledon final and lifting the trophy in Washington, is having a great tennis moment.
The the top 10 debacle continued to play throughout the day. Tsitsipas, world number 3, did not survive a two-hour match against Jack Draper. Rublev, number 8 in the standings, couldn’t beat Daniel Evans either.
Without Zverev, Djokovic or Nadal
With the Zverev’s absences who continues to recover from the serious injury he suffered at Roland Garros, Rafa Nadal for the inconvenience caused and Djokovic not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, all eyes were on the youngest.
As representatives of the top 10 in the world already there are only 3 tennis players left: Aliassime, Hurkacz and Ruud. Victory also for Spaniards Pablo CarreƱo, Roberto Bautista and Albert Ramos.
Speculation now centers on who can win the tournament and if it will be someone outside the Top 10. The Canadian Masters 1000 has seen the downfall of heavy favorites. The next tournament for them will be Cincinnatithe place where they will try to redeem themselves.
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