The tournament on Canadian soil dealt two blows that rocked the ATP world rankings and moved the Majorcan closer to the coveted top spot.
The Montreal Masters 1000 gave the day of the date two wonderful surprises that bring Rafael Nadal in the number 1 position in the ATP ranking. Daniel Medvedev (1st) Y Carlos Alcaraz (4th) they fell in their debuts against Nick Kyrgios (37th) -executioner of Sebastian Baez in the previous round and Tommy Paul (34th)respectively.
Medvedev falls to Kyrgios and opens the door for Nadal
The Russian was beaten by the Australian in a great match that combined the good moment he was going through. This is 6-7 (1) 6-4 6-2 win for Wimbledon finalist and Washington ATP 500 champion last week already reaffirming its position as a candidate to be considered for the US Open.
The new defeat for Medvedev means that the distance between him and Alexander Zverev is only 125 points.. leaving the open the door for Rafael Nadal to enter the final Grand Slam of the year as world number one. What Mallorca needs to achieve his goal he needed to win the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati and the Russian didn’t reach the quarterfinals.
Carlos Alcaraz, outside the Montreal Masters 1000
Another big surprise is the loss of Carlos Alcarazthat American Tommy Paul defeated him 7-4 (4) 6-7 (7) and 3-6 in a tight match played on center court, leaving the young Spaniard with little chance of entering the fight for the coveted first place at just 19 years old.
In the next round, Kyrgios will face his compatriot Álex de Miñaur for the round of 16 while Tommy Paul will face Croatian Martin Cilic.
Source: Tycsports
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