Sebastian Korda extends winning streak, Andrey Rublev advances to Montreal | The ATP Tour

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Korda continues to win, Rublev advances to Montreal

Hurkacz nails Kokkinakis

August 10, 2024

Sebastian Korda extended his winning streak to seven on Saturday at the Omnium Banque National presented par Rogers, where he defeated countryman Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-6(4) to reach the third round in Montreal.

Korda is currently ranked 18th in the PIF ATP Rankings, having won his first ATP 500 crown in Washington last week. The 24-year-old saved three points in the second set at 4-5 against Fritz before finally winning a break to go ahead after one hour and 39 minutes.

Korda, who improved to 1-2 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Fritz, will return to court later on Saturday when he meets sixth seed Casper Ruud of Norway in the last 16.

Fifth seed Andrey Rublev has set up a potential quarter-final meeting with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner when he dispatched American Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-2.

Rublev hit 22 winners and committed just five unforced errors in a high-quality performance to reach the last eight of the hard court event. With his 64-minute win, Rublev completed a set of quarter-finals in all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.

The 26-year-old finished ninth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, trailing eighth-placed Stefanos Tsitsipas – from Montreal – by 45 points. Rublev’s best result at the Nitto ATP Finals was a semifinal appearance in 2022.

In other early action, Pole Hubert Hurkacz beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) to reach the third round. Hurkacz hit 14 aces according to Infosys ATP Stats and converted his third match point to win after two hours and 30 minutes. He will next meet Arthur Rinderknech after the Frenchman defeated Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-2.