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Off to a winning start, in a match that certainly could have gone to three sets.
On his 27th Birthday,
Alexei Popyrin makes it eight main draw wins in a row in Montreal after his
two years ago.
Last edited: Aug 6, 2026
Aussie No.1 crashes out after serving for the match twice in the 2nd set, AND, had a match point on his serve. It’s been that type of year.
Alexei Popyrin's dream run at the Canadian Open is over with the Australian sliding out of the ATP Masters 100O event at the hands of Thiago Agustin Tirante.
Putting his booming serve to good use in Montreal, the Argentine hurled down nine aces in a 6-3 6-4 victory in the round of 32.
The Aussie defeats 2025 Roland Garros Junior champion in a hard-fought tussle
Rinky Hijikata produces a come-from-behind win against the soon-to-be-retired Frenchman Gaël Monfils in Cincinnati.
(Earlier in the day,
Kim Birrell and
Daria Kasatkina both lost in the main draw, while
Aleksandar Vukic fell short in the final round of qualifying.)
