Australians Nick Kyrgios and Ajla Tomljanovic will both face the world No.1s in the second round at this week’s Canadian Masters tournaments.
Montreal, Canada, 10 August 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Montreal, Canada
Nick Kyrgios has charged into the second round at the Canadian Masters, setting up an exciting clash with world No.1 Daniil Medvedev.
Kyrgios scored a 6-4 6-4 victory against world No.32 Sebastian Baez of Argentina in first-round action at Montreal today.
Just a flick of the wrist ⚡️@NickKyrgios | @OBNmontreal | #OBN22 pic.twitter.com/V58acctyZw
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 9, 2022
It is the world No.37’s seventh consecutive win – and improves his record to 19 wins from his past 22 matches.
“Physically I feel fine. Mentally just so tired. I haven’t had much sleep the past couple of days, but I am trying to put that behind me already,” said Kyrgios, who captured his seventh career ATP singles title at Washington last week.
“I haven’t played great tennis in Montreal in the past, so I wanted to come out here today and get that match up against Medvedev next. It will be a lot of fun. I just want to create some good memories in Montreal.”
Kyrgios boasts a winning 2-1 record against the top-ranked Medvedev, although did lose their most recent meeting in the Australian Open second round earlier this year.
“Medvedev is a hell of a player,” Kyrgios said. “His style is so unorthodox, he is a great competitor and he is just an animal. I am looking forward to seeing where I am at.”
Alex de Minaur has joined Kyrgios in the second round at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament after knocking out Canadian hope Denis Shapovalov.
World No.21 De Minaur only need to play five points to secure a 7-5 7-6(4) victory today, with play resuming in their rain-delayed first-round match at three-all in the second-set tiebreak.
Easiest day in the office 😅@alexdeminaur gets the job done in just 3 minutes to move into R2 in Montreal!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/CVDUgcLymA
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 9, 2022
De Minaur faces 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the second round.
Aussies in action – Montreal
RESULTS
Men’s singles, first round
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) d Sebastian Baez (ARG) 6-4 6-4
Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 7-5 7-6(4)
COMING UP
Men’s singles, second round
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v [1] Daniil Medvedev
Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Men’s doubles, first round
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