Overview
- Zverev was upset in his opening singles match in Montreal, losing in three sets to Tallon Griekspoor and calling it “probably the worst match of the season.”
- A day after the singles defeat he and partner Marcelo Melo lost their doubles match to Canadian wildcards Duncan Chan and Alexis Galarneau, extending his Montreal trouble to both draws.
- The early Canadian Open results cost Zverev about 370 ATP points and weakened his ranking position even as the ATP confirmed his place at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin is mathematically secure.
- Tournament organisers said Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters with a wrist problem, a decision that projects Zverev as the No. 2 seed and alters the immediate competitive landscape in Ohio.
- With public praise for a humane gesture to an unwell spectator in Montreal softening criticism, Zverev now faces Cincinnati as a vital opportunity to regain form and seeding momentum ahead of the US Open.