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The fans on the stadium court in Montreal got two sets of hometown hero Alexis Galarneau. And when he came back on Tuesday to finish, he had every shot.
But he just couldn’t get over the line.
Even worse news was that Milos Raonic withdrew because of a shoulder issue. He was awfully disappointed.
And another Canadian, Gabriel Diallo, is also out after a reasonably competitive match against a tough player, Karen Khachanov
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Omnium Banque Nationale
Location: Montreal, Canada
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Aug. 4 – 12, 2024
Prize money: $8,122,428
Draws: S56 – D28
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
Results
Singles, first round
[15] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) def. Frances Tiafoe (USA) 64 62
[3] Holger Rune (DEN) def. [WC] Milos Raonic (CAN) [LL] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 62 36 62
[16] Karen Khachanov (RUS) def. [WC] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 64 64
Nuno Borges (POR) def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 57 64 64
[PR] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def Fabian Marozsan (HUN) 67 (8) 76 (6) 63
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 76 (5) 67 (5) 62
[PR] Kei Nishikori (JPN) def. Alex Michelsen (USA) 36 75 64
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def. Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 76 (7) 57 64
Doubles, first round
[12] Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson (AUS) def. [WC] Félix Auger-Aliassime / Alexis Galarneau (CAN) 60 61
[5] Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) def. [WC] Vasek Pospisil / Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 64 63
Alexander Bublik (KAZ) / Ben Shelton (USA) def [8] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) 76 (6) 21 retd
Daniil Medvedev / Roman Safiullin (RUS) def [11] Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 64 63
Jack Draper (GBR) / Jannik Sinner (ITA) def [16] Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 60 67 (3) [10-8]
[6] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Tallon Griekspoor (NED) / Sebastian Korda (USA) 62 62
[9] Neal Skupski (GBR) / Michael Venus (BZL) def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Jamie Murray (GBR) 75 75
Qualifying, final round
(1st-round opponents in brackets)
[14] Borna Coric (CRO) def [7] Jakub Mensik (CZE) 76 (1) 36 64 (Pedro Martinez)
Taro Daniel (JPN) def Arthur Cazaux (FRA) 64 64 ([Q] Rinky Hijikata)
[11] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) def [WC] Alexis Galarneau (CAN) 26 64 76 (5) ([Q] Taro Daniel)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) def [10] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 57 75 64 (Qualifying, final round) (Gaël Monfils)
Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def [12] James Duckworth (AUS) 76 (4) 76 (3)(Matteo Arnaldi)
[4] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def [ALT] Billy Harris (GBR) 64 76 (2) ([WC] Denis Shapovalov)
[Q] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) (Adrian Mannarino)
[LL] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) ([13] Holger Rune)
[LL] James Duckworth (AUS) (Marcos Giron)
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Sad for Milos! Hopefully the shoulder isn’t serious. Thought the ceremony for Felix was a very nice touch.