Alexander Zverev defeated the Australian Adam Walton (7-6 (6), 6-4) for his entry into Toronto. Daniil Medvedev also spent his first round against the Czech Dalibor Svrcina (7-6 (3), 6-4).
Eliminated as soon as he entered Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev did not miss his debut in Toronto. Shaken by the 88th world player, Adam Walton, the German managed to get out of the Australian trap. It took an exchange of 52 strikes to switch the first round. While the two men had been solid about their putting into play, the tie-break decided to the fate of the first round.
On an exchange of 52 strikes, the German made his opponent crack. He also celebrated a little quickly on his service – Zverev thought he had achieved an ACE at 7 points at 6 – but finally concluded after his second service going up to the net. With a set and a break in the pocket in the second round (7-6 (6), 5-2), Zverev still let Walton return to 5-4. On a double fault, the 6th of the match, Walton finally left the Channel in Zverev, who will find Matteo Arnaldi, a Australian Tristan Schoolkate (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
Medvedev joins Popyrin
After his defeat in the quarter -final in Washington, Daniil Medvedev was back in Toronto to face the Czech Dalibor Svrcina (22). Like Zverev, the Russian went through a tie-break to offer the first set. The two players had previously exchanged their service twice – five Break balls converted out of 12 for the Russian against four out of eight for the Czech – but Medvedev was more solid in the decisive game. With 22 winning points (9 for Svrcina) for 38 direct faults, Medvedev experienced a similar second round, leaving its service on the way. He still managed to conclude on the commitment of his opponent (6-4) to validate his ticket for the 16th finals where he will find Alexei Popyrin.
For his part, Denis Shapovalov bowed in two rounds against the American sensation Learner Tien. At 19, the left-hander qualified (7-6 (4), 7-5) after a very tight match. He will be opposed to another American, larger and more powerful, in the person of Reilly Opelka. The 74th world player won against Tomas Machac (22nd) in three rounds (7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3) by making 24 aices despite his 55 direct faults.
