By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday August 5, 2024
With the mud from the pink brick simply barely settling in Paris, it’s time to begin the ramp-up to the US Open.
Motion kicks off in Montreal for the lads of the ATP Tour this week, with primary draw play commencing on Tuesday on the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
Jannik Sinner, who missed the Olympic Video games because of tonsillitis will take his place as the highest seed in a draw that won’t function Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic. Alexander Zverev is the No.2 seed, Daniil Medvedev is the No.3 seed and Hubert Hurkacz, coming back from a knee damage he suffered at Wimbledon, is the No.4 seed.
That units up potential quarterfinals as follows, if the seeds maintain:
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Sinner, the present World No.1, is defending the title in Montreal. He gained his first Masters 1000 title final 12 months in Toronto.
Medvedev, who’s again on his favourite floor after an extended slog via clay and grass, gained the title in Canada in 2021.
Key first-round matchups in Montreal embody: Holger Rune vs Milos Raonic, Arthur Fils vs Ugo Humbert, Ben Shelton vs Alexander Bublik and Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Flavio Cobolli.