Top seed Zverev ousted in ATP Montreal opener
Alexander Zverev, who finished runner-up to Jannik Sinner last month at Wimbledon, suffers a defeat to Tallon Griekspoor.
Alexander Zverev, the French Open champion and top-seeded player, was eliminated from his opening match at the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday. Zverev, who had previously reached the semi-finals of tournaments such as the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, and Munich, lost to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in straight sets - 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-4.
The match lasted two hours and 34 minutes. Griekspoor, currently ranked 69th in the world, defeated the German player after second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime had to withdraw due to a back injury sustained during Monday's training session at his home tournament. Zverev, who had received a first-round bye, will now face the winner of a subsequent match between Matteo Arnaldi (30th seed) and Fabian Marozsan of Hungary.
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