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Two of the top three seeds, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, start their National Bank Open campaigns Tuesday with intriguing and potentially dramatic matchups.
Tsitsipas plays Ugo Humbert, whom he legit does NOT like to play.
Medvedev gets Alexander Bublik, who posted a surprisingly routine win over Dan Evans in the first round on Monday.
The Russian beat Bublik in straight sets at Roland Garros a few months ago. But the Kazakh player can, on any given day, play out of his mind. It could be an entertaining one.
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National Bank Open
Location: Toronto, Canada
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 7 – 15, 2021
Prize money: $3,487,915
Draws: S48 – D28
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021
Final results
Singles, second round
Reilly Opelka (USA) def [14] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 63 64
[1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 46 63 64
[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
[6] Casper Ruud (NOR) def. Marin Cilic (CRO) 63 36 63
Singles, first round
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) def. [WC] Jenson Brooksby (USA) 26 60 64
John Isner (USA) def Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 64 61
Karen Khachanov (RUS) def. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 64 57 64
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) def. [Q] Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 26 63 63
Benoit Paire (FRA) def. [SE] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 63 64
[LL] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. [Q] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 64 63
Doubles, first round
Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) def. [WC] Peter Polansky / Brayden Schnur (CAN) 64 61
[5] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) def. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) / Jannik Sinner (ITA) 75 64
[8] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Ivan Dodig (CRO) def. Fabio Fognini / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 64 76 (4)
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