The opening spherical on the 2023 Nationwide Financial institution Open (or Rogers Cup, in the event you favor) is full and noticed a number of upsets, with Tiafoe (9), Auger-Aliassime (10), Norrie (11) and Coric (12) all falling of their opening matches.
The ninth-seeded American’s loss was the spotlight of the spherical, as he crashed out to wildcard Milos Raonic who has been absent from the tour for the final two years as a consequence of a string of accidents.
You may see the entire listing of outcomes beneath.
Spherical of 64 Canadian Open 2023 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Milos Raonic (WC) | Frances Tiafoe (9) | 6-7(12) 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| Max Purcell (Q) | Felix Auger-Aliassime (10) | 6-4 6-4 |
| Alex de Minaur | Cameron Norrie (11) | 7-5 6-4 |
| Tommy Paul (12) | Diego Schwartzman (Q) | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| Alexander Zverev (13 | Tallon Griekspoor | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| Aleksandar Vukic (LL) | Borna Coric (14) | 6-2 6-3 |
| Hubert Hurkacz (15) | Alexander Bublik | 6-3 7-6(2) |
| Lorenzo Musetti (16) | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6-4 6-1 |
| Matteo Arnaldi (Q) | Vasek Pospisil (WC) | 6-4 6-4 |
| Matteo Berrettini | Gregoire Barrere | 6-4 6-3 |
| Francisco Cerundolo | Alexis Galarneau (WC) | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| Taro Daniel (Q) | Adrian Mannarino | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | J.J. Wolf | 6-0 6-2 |
| Gabriel Diallo (WC) | Daniel Evans | 7-6(4) 7-5 |
| Marcos Giron (Q) | Emil Ruusuvuori | 7-6(4) 7-6(6) |
| Ugo Humbert | Nicolas Jarry | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | Cristian Garin (Q) | 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q) | Zhizhen Zhang | 7-5 6-4 |
| Sebastian Korda | Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 6-3 6-2 |
| Jiri Lehecka | Brandon Nakashima | 7-5 3-6 7-6(2) |
| Mackenzie McDonald | Aslan Karatsev | 6-3 6-4 |
| Gael Monfils (PR) | Christopher Eubanks | 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 6-1 |
| Andy Murray | Lorenzo Sonego | 7-6(3) 6-0 |
| Ben Shelton | Bernabe Zapata Miralles | 7-6(1) 6-4 |
Raonic Topples Tiafoe
Frances Tiafoe has been of 2023’s in-form gamers, whereas his opponent Milos Raonic had performed simply 4 matches this season earlier than their encounter.
But the previous prime 10 man got here out on prime, firing 37 aces as he closed out a 6-7(12), 7-6(4), 6-3 victory.
Raonic has been absent from the tour since 2021 after a succession of accidents, however after making a comeback through the grass court docket swing, he’s now constructing in direction of the US Open, the place as soon as full, he’ll reassess what the long run for his profession seems to be like.
Two years away, 5 years from taking part in in Toronto, and an entire 4 years since I bought to play in entrance of my dad and mom, who had been there for many of my matches as a junior and most of my matches as a professional. All these items got here collectively for an excellent evening for me, and I’m extremely grateful. Raonic on his win over Tiafoe.
Purcell Spoils Felix’s Birthday
Felix Auger-Aliassime turned 23 on August eighth, however there was no icing on the cake for him in Toronto as his woeful season continued.
The tenth seed crashed out to qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-4. The Aussie has had a really profitable 12 months on the Challenger tour. He dispatched two Canadians en path to qualifying in Toronto, so it was no shock to see him full the hat trick in opposition to the out-of-form Felix.
These prime guys haven’t performed me a lot, in order that they don’t know too lots of my patterns but. I’m certain Felix will determine it out in some unspecified time in the future and smoke me. However I feel it’s slightly little bit of that unknown, and I assume I additionally don’t have anything to lose out right here. In saying that, I nonetheless belief my stage is sweet sufficient to play with these huge guys. Purcell on his win over Auger-Aliassime.
I wouldn’t be so certain, Max. Auger-Aliassime is now on a five-match shedding streak and has 13 wins/13 losses this season, a far cry from the stats Roger Federer, whom he shares a birthday with, used to file.
Different Matches of Notice
- Gabriel Diallo beats Dan Evans for maiden ATP win. No huge shock as successful a bit title (Washington) is usually adopted up by a letdown because the Brit misplaced (7-6(4), 7-5) to the Canadian wildcard for the second time this 12 months (Surbiton Challenger)
- De Minaur negates Norrie. Cam Norrie’s type is fading because the season wears on, and he did not serve out the primary set, shedding three straight video games to drop it.
- Murray Sinks Sonego: The Brit proved too good for Sonego, whose wild sport doesn’t work nicely in windy situations.
Rogers Cup Spherical of 32 Matches
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Ben Shelton
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs Hubert Hurkacz (15)
- Tommy Paul (12) vs Francisco Cerundolo
- Marcos Giron (Q) vs Holger Rune (5)
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) vs Gael Monfils (PR)
- Sebastian Korda vs Aleksandar Vukic (LL)
- Max Purcell (Q) vs Andy Murray
- Matteo Berrettini vs Jannik Sinner (7)
- Andrey Rublev (6) vs Mackenzi McDonald
- Taro Daniel (Q) vs Milos Raonic (WC)
- Alexander Zverev (13) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Jiri Lehecka vs Casper Ruud (3)
- Taylor Fritz (8) vs Ugo Humbert
- Gabriel Diallo (WC) vs Alex de Minaur
- Lorenzo Musetti (16) vs Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q)
- Matteo Arnaldi (Q) vs Daniil Medvedev (2)
Which spherical two matches are you wanting ahead to? Do you may have any upsets you may have earmarked? Let me know within the feedback.
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