Scouting Report
Sinner defends Canada crown in Montreal; Zverev, Medvedev in motion
An government abstract of what each fan ought to know concerning the coming week
August 05, 2024
ATP Tour
Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev are former champions on the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 occasion.
By ATP Workers
The perfect gamers on this planet are set for the sixth ATP Masters 1000 match of the 12 months on the Nationwide Financial institution Open Offered by Rogers in Montreal.
World No. 1 and defending Toronto champion Jannik Sinner leads the sphere with Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev additionally in motion. ATPTour.com appears at 10 storylines to observe over the approaching week.
1) Defending Champion Sinner: After withdrawing from the Paris Olympics as a result of tonsillitis, the Italian will make his first look because the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Final 12 months’s title run in Toronto marked Sinner’s first Masters 1000 crown. Now the 22-year-old returns to Canadian soil as No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings, boasting a 42-4 season report.
2) Zverev Goals For Second Title Of Season: The second seed Zverev has fond recollections in Montreal, the place he received the title in 2017. Zverev, who this 12 months lifted the trophy on the Masters 1000 occasion in Rome, leads the ATP Tour this season with 44 match wins.
3) Can Medvedev Grasp Montreal?: The third seed has lightheartedly mentioned that he’s a hard-court specialist. Now again on his beloved floor for the primary time since March in Miami, Medvedev is aiming for his first title since Rome final 12 months. A six-time Masters 1000 titlist, the 28-year-old received the Canadian occasion in 2021, when the match was held in Toronto.
4) House Favorite Felix: Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime arrives at his residence match following standout runs on the Paris Olympics, the place he reached the semi-finals in singles and partnered Gabriela Dabrowski to win bronze in combined doubles. A 2022 quarter-finalist, Auger-Aliassime goals to go one step additional than this 12 months’s Madrid runner-up end to win his maiden Masters 1000 trophy.
5) High 10 Seeds: Andrey Rublev arrives in Montreal following a quarter-final run in Washington. Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas return to laborious courts for the primary time since Miami. World No. 6 Hubert Hurkacz hopes to seek out his finest stage following a knee damage suffered at Wimbledon.
6) #NextGenATP Frenchman Fils: Hamburg champion Arthur Fils appears to consolidate his substantial lead within the PIF ATP Stay Race To Jeddah. The 2-time tour-level titlist is aiming for a return journey to the 20-and-under Subsequent Gen ATP Finals introduced by PIF, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 18-22 December.
7) Raonic, Shapovalov Lead House Hopes: Former World No. 3 Milos Raonic and 2017 semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov are amongst 4 Canadian main-draw wild playing cards. The 22-year-old 6’8” Gabriel Diallo, who two weeks in the past received the ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Chicago, and Vasek Pospisil are additionally within the discipline.
8) People Aiming For Glory: An American man has not received the Canadian Masters 1000 occasion since Andy Roddick in 2003. This 12 months, america has three gamers among the many High 12 seeds: Taylor Fritz, final 12 months’s semi-finalist Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton.
9) Unseeded Shock Run?: When the Canadian Masters 1000 match was held in Montreal two years in the past, Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta went on a dream run, turning into the primary unseeded participant to win the match since 2002. Unseeded gamers hoping for his or her greatest profession title this week embody Fils, Sebastian Korda, Nicolas Jarry, Alexander Bublik and Jack Draper.
10) Granollers/Zeballos Doubles High Seeds: Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, first within the PIF ATP Stay Doubles Groups Rankings, launch their quest for a second Masters 1000 title this season (Rome). Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden and 2021 champions Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury are additionally competing.
