The defeat of Jack Draper in the Montreal quarterfinals had a direct impact on the final draw of the ATP Cincinnati 2022. The British could not use the condition of ‘Special Exempt’ by failing to reach the semi-finals of the Canadian event, allowing the next player on the list to go straight into the final draw in Ohio. The player in question was neither more nor less than Andy Murray; in theory, the one from Dunblane had to face Taro Daniel in the first round of the preliminary phase, but that circumstance places him in one of the places that still had to be filled. Chance has provided, as if that were not enough, that his debut is against the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, in a duel that takes us back to much better times for both of us. Match, yes.
