Diego Schwartzman, Sebastián Báez and Francisco Cerúndolo will make their Canadian debuts against tough rivals.
The Montreal Masters 1000 there was a draw for the keys this Saturday and the three Argentines who will play in the tournament were not accompanied by luck: both Diego ‘Peque’ Schwartzman as Sebastián Báez and Francisco Cerúndolo have to play their first tournament match against tough opponents.
Diego Schwartzman (15th), who is the best Argentine positioned in the ranking ATPwill debut against the Spaniards Alexander Davidovich Fokina (35th). The small He has just two wins in his last seven games, and will be looking to make his debut on North American soil with a win. The positive fact is that the three matches in which they met before were won by the Argentine. The winner will play in the next round against David Goffin or Albert Ramos.
Second, Sebastian Baez (31st) face the Australian and always controversial Nick Kyrgios (63rd). The Argentine will be looking to strike against the finalist of Wimbledon and advanced to the next stage, where far from having a paved path, he had to face the Russian Daniel MedvedevWHO currently number 1 in the world and you will have a bye in the first round of Montreal. They met this year Indian Wells and the Australian won 6-4 and 6-0.
Finally, Francisco Cerundolo (25th) collide with the Russian Karen Khachanov (24th), in what will be the first confrontation between the two. If the Argentine prevails, in the next round he will face a Croatian, who will emerge as the winner of the cross between Marin Cilic (16th) and Borna Coric (150th).
Novak Djokovic will not play in the Montreal Master 1000
The Canadian Tennis Federation, was called Tennis Canadaannounced this Thursday the withdrawal of Djokoviccurrently number 6 in the world, along with German Oscar Otte. Although the entity did not report the reasons for the withdrawal, Canada requires all foreigners arriving in the country to be vaccinated against covid-19 to avoid the 14-day quarantine.
It should be noted that whoever handles the number six racket in the world has repeatedly refused to be vaccinated against the disease despite the fact that the decision prevented him from playing several tournaments. On the other hand, the Russian Daniel Medvedevcurrently number 1 in the world, is the top seed in the men’s competition of Canadian Open.
last week, Djokovic mentioned in his personal account Twitter who are confident of being able to play the US Open 2022to be played on New York between August 29 and September 11.
Source: Tycsports
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