Carlos Alcaraz will start the American tour at the Masters 1,000 in Montreal against Tommy Paul or Vasek Pospisilwith a hypothetical crossover with the Russian Andrey Rublev on the horizon, according to a draw held this Friday that has left several bombs since the first rounds.
Without Rafa Nadal, who announced his absence due to “some minor inconvenience”, nor Novak Djokovicwho cannot access Canada due to his refusal to be vaccinated, Alcaraz is the second seed in the Canadian tournament, behind Daniil Medvedev (n.1).
The Murcian, who is fourth in the world ranking at 19 years old, was drawn in the lower part of the table, in which he also there is Rublev, with whom he could face each other in the quarterfinals. Before he should get rid of Cilic or Cerúndolo in eighths.
Carlos Alcaraz in Montreal
Also on that side of the draw are third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner.against whom he fell at Wimbledon and in the recent Umag final.
Yes indeed, Alcaraz would not face Tsitsipas or Sinner before a hypothetical semifinal.
Montreal Masters 1000 Draw
“Everything is going well at the moment, I like the weather, I like the track, at the moment I feel very good. I saw the draw, but only the first round. Every rival is toughso it will be a difficult first round,” Alcaraz said in remarks published by the ATP.
“I am going to enjoy my first time here. Every time I go to a new city or a new tournament, I really enjoy it. I’ts something new for me“, he added.
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Much worse luck had Medvedev, who could have a second round of maximum demand against Nick Kyrgiosrecent finalist at Wimbledon.
Kyrgios himself will debut in the first round against Argentine Sebastián Báez.
The also Argentine Diego Schwarzman will start against Alejandro Davidovich.
Complicated premieres also for Pablo Carreño, against the Italian Matteo Berrettiniand Albert Ramos, against David Goffin.
Roberto Bautista, seeded fourteenth, will debut against a player from the previous phase.
