British duo pulls off pair of upsets in Montreal

[Nadine Whaley]

Daniel Evans and qualifier Jack Draper, both of Great Britain, toppled seeded opponents on Thursday in the round of 16 of the National Bank Open in Montreal.<br> Evans edged 10th-seeded American Taylor Fritz 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-5, and Draper defeated 17th-seeded Gael Monfils of France 6-2 in the first set and was trailing 0-2 in the second when Monfils retired due to a foot injury.<br> “I know what it’s like to do an ankle,” Draper said.

“I did one last year and rebounded. I hope Gael is alright. I wish him all the best for the rest of the season. I guess to be in the quarterfinals is nice for myself, but it’s never how you want it to happen.”<br> It wasn’t all good news for the Brits, though, as No.
9 seed Cameron Norrie lost 6-3, 6-4 to sixth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada. Norrie didn’t record an ace, while Auger-Aliassime managed to post 15.<br> A Montreal native himself, Auger-Aliassime has been able to rally behind the home fans.<br> “Montreal people are really proud people. We are a small community in the world. We support each other in what we do, especially in professional sport,” Auger-Aliassime said.

“When you see an athlete come from the province of Quebec and do big things, people are very proud. It makes me proud to be in that position.”<br> In the late match Thursday night, Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta pulled off a 6-2, 6-4 upset of seventh-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy.

The United States’ Tommy Paul had the only other upset of the day with a 6-4, 6-2 straight-set victory over No. 13 seed Marin Cilic of Croatia.<br> Coming off his win against No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Wednesday, Australian Nick Kyrgios cruised past fellow countryman Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3.<br> In other action, zahnbehandlung erfahrung fourth-seeded Casper Rudd of Norway and Polish No.

8 seed Hubert Hurkacz both were victorious over Spanish opponents. Rudd prevailed in a 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-4 contest against 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut, and Hurkacz also overcame a first-set defeat to dismount Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-6(3).<br> –Field Level Media<br>

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