Tennis: Felix Auger-Aliassime wins, Nick Kyrgios falls, in Tuesday action at ATP Rogers Cup Montreal, plus full WTA results from Toronto
MONTREAL (AP) — Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted countryman Vasek Pospisil on Tuesday in the first round of the Rogers Cup to set up another all-Canadian matchup with Milos Raonic.
In the evening session, Britain's Kyle Edmund picked up a rain-delayed 6-3, 6-4 victory over Australia's Nick Kyrgios, who won last week in Washington.
Auger-Aliassime, a Montreal native ranked 21st in the world, won 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3) before an adoring crowd at IGA Stadium in the ATP Tour Masters 1000 series event. He will face the 19th-ranked Raonic, who beat France's Lucas Pouille on Monday, on Wednesday.
Auger-Aliassime has reached three ATP finals in the past six months but is still seeking his first title.
In other action Tuesday, 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over qualifier Bradley Klahn of the U.S. Seeded 14th in Montreal, Cilic made the quarterfinals at last year's Rogers Cup in Toronto before falling to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
No. 11 seed Borna Coric of Croatia downed Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (2); while John Isner of the U.S., the No. 12 seed, also moved on with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) win over Australia's Jordan Thompson.
Germany's Alexander Zverev, the third seed and 2017 Rogers Cup champion in Montreal, beat Britain's Cameron Norrie 7-6 (4), 6-4 in a late match.
Nadal, the world No. 2 and top seed at this edition of the tournament, is the clear favorite with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer skipping the event.
After getting a bye, the Spaniard opens Wednesday in the second round against qualifier Daniel Evans of Britain.
WTA Rogers Cup Results from Toronto
Singles
First Round
Carla Suárez Navarro, Spain, def. Venus Williams, United States, 6-4, 6-2.
Ekaterina Alexandrova, Russia, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-2, 6-2.
Zhang Shuai, China, def. Anastasija Sevastova (10), Latvia, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Danielle Collins, United States, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-2, 6-2.
Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-3, 6-4.
Iga Swiatek, Poland, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, 4-1 retired.
Alison Riske, United States, def. Maria Sakkari, Greece, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7).
Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Madison Keys (14), United States, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Aryna Sabalenka (9), Belarus, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Bianca Andreescu, Canada, def. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Second Round
Sofia Kenin, United States, def. Ash Barty (1), Australia, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.
Kiki Bertens (5), Netherlands, def. Francesca di Lorenzo, United States, 6-2, 6-1.
Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, def. Sloane Stephens (7), United States, 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles
First Round
Jennifer Brady, United States, and Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, def. Desirae Krawczyk, United States, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-2, 6-3.
Julia Goerges, Germany, and Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Jelena Ostepenko, Latvia, 7-5, 6-0.
Nicole Melichar, United States, and Kveta Peschke (7), Czech Republic, def. Leylah Fernandez, Canada, and Simona Halep, Romania, 1-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Timea Babos, Hungary, and Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Andreja Klepac (8), Slovenia, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and Kaitlyn Christian, United States, def. Alexa Guarachi, Chile, and Asia Muhammad, United States, 3-6, 6-2, 10-4.
Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, def. Anastasia Potapova, Russia, and Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 5-7, 10-4.
Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan (5), Taiwan, def. Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, China, 3-6, 6-1, 10-7.
Raluca Olaru, Romania, and Yang Zhaoxuan, China, def. Sofia Kenin, United States, and Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-1, 3-6, 12-10.
Darija Jurak, Croatia, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, def. Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai, China, 3-6, 6-3, 12-10.