TORONTO – Alexander Zverev, top seed, managed to advance in the National Bank Open after Francisco Cerundolo retired due to an abdominal injury.<\/p>\n
German Zverev was leading the match 6-4, 1-0 when the Argentinian, seeded number 14, was forced to retire from the match.<\/p>\n
With this victory, Zverev will face the defending champion, Alexei Popyrin, in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Popyrin, who is the number 18 seed, secured his place in the next round after defeating Holger Rune, fifth seed, with a score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the first match of the night.<\/p>\n
Zverev, champion in 2017 and currently ranked third in the world, became the tournament’s top seed due to the absences of Jannik Sinner, winner in 2023, and Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
Other important players like Jack Draper and Novak Djokovic were also absent from the event.<\/p>\n
In April, Zverev won his 24th title on clay, winning in Munich.<\/p>\n
In other results of the day, Alex Michelsen reached the quarterfinals after defeating Learner Tien with a score of 6-3, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Michelsen will face Karen Khachanov, eleventh seed, who defeated Casper Ruud, eighth seed, with a score of 6-4, 7-5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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