Alexei Popyrin Rallies To Stun Holger Rune And Keep Canadian Title Defence Alive

Defending champion Alexei Popyrin hit fifth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 connected Saturday nighttime to scope nan National Bank Open quarter-finals.

The Australian extended his winning streak astatine nan Canadian ATP Masters 1000 to 9 matches aft a breakthrough title astatine nan arena past year.

Popyrin, seeded 18th, will look nan victor of nan precocious lucifer betwixt top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany and No 14 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.

Zverev, classed 3rd successful nan world, ended up nan apical seed pinch top-ranked Jannik Sinner – nan 2023 victor – and No 2 Carlos Alcaraz skipping nan hard-court arena that ends Thursday. World No 5 Jack Draper and No 6 Novak Djokovic besides sat out.

Alex Michelsen reached nan quarter-finals successful nan afternoon, topping chap American Learner Tien 6-3, 6-3. Michelsen will look 11th-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia, a 6-4, 7-5 victor complete eighth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway.

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