All first-round duels at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto are over and with Casper Ruud the tournament already has its first player in the round of 16.
by Stefan Bergman
last edited: 08/09/2023, 07:17
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Casper Ruud is the first player to reach the round of 16 in Toronto
Tuesday at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto was not necessarily the best working day for seeded players: Only Alexander Zverev (6: 4, 7: 6 [3] against Tallon Grieksoor) and Casper Ruud were able to cope with their tasks. The Norwegian prevailed in the last game of the day on Center Court against the strong Czech Jiri Lehecka 7:6 (6), 6:4.
The Scandinavian didn’t have an easy game, especially in the first set: With 21 unforced errors, Ruud clearly hadn’t made it into the highly endowed Canadian Open. In the short decision, he was already 0:4 behind, but was able to save himself from the unpleasant situation in time. In the round of 16, the man from Oslo meets either Zverev or Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who will play their second round game on Wednesday (3rd match after 5:00 p.m. CEST).
Auger-Aliassime disappointed at home tournament
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie and Borna Coric were eliminated at the start. While the Croatian was completely lost in the 2: 6, 3: 6 against the Australian lucky loser Aleksandar Vukic, the Brit showed resistance against Alex de Minaur (also from Australia), but in the end had to go 5: 7 in two sets , 4:6 bend.
Auger-Aliassime still can’t get out of his form crisis: With 4: 6, 4: 6 against the Australian qualifier Max Purcell, the tenth seeded local hero suffered his eighth defeat in the opening game of the season. In last year’s edition in Montreal, the 22-year-old had advanced to the quarter-finals.
Here is the individual tableau from Toronto.
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