Montreal Masters: Nakashima upsets bronze medallist Paul

Brandon Nakashima defeated bronze medallist Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1 on Thursday and will face Russian Andrey Rublev next

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Qualifier Brandon Nakashima moved into the last 16 of the Montreal Masters by winning against No 10 seed Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Paul recently won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games alongside Taylor Fritz, but put up a valiant fight in the second set to edge a close tie-break. In the third, Nakashima looked the far fresher American on court.

Nakashima, ranked No 52, will face Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 5 seed, next.

Brandon Nakashima defeated Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Rogers Cup.

In the previous round of the Rogers Cup, Paul, ranked No 12, won against Italian Luciano Darderi (6-4, 7-6 (2)).

Montreal Masters 1000, other second-round matches (Stade IGA, hard, USD 6.795.555, most recent results first):

  • Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Daniil Medvedev (3): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
  • Kei Nishikori beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (8): 6-4, 6-4
  • Sebastian Korda vs. Taylor Fritz
  • Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Hubert Hurkacz
  • Flavio Cobolli vs. Arthur Rinderknech
  • Alexei Popyrin vs. Ben Shelton
  • Holger Rune vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
  • Casper Ruud vs. James Duckworth
  • Lorenzo Sonego vs. Alejandro Tabilo
  • Jannik Sinner vs. Borna Coric
  • Grigor Dimitrov vs. Rinky Hijikata
  • Matteo Arnaldi vs. Karen Khachanov
  • Jordan Thompson vs. Alexander Zverev
  • Ugo Humbert vs. Nuno Borges

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