The Montreal tournament accelerates: 23 matches with 5 Spaniards and 8 seeds
After two days completely affected by rain, the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal 2026 faces this Tuesday a decisive day to normalize the tournament’s development. The schedule includes the 15 remaining first-round matches and eight second-round matches, with several seeded players entering the competition.
The good news for the organizers is that the weather forecast is very favorable and no rain is expected, so barring any surprises, the tournament should regain its expected rhythm.
The Central Court will capture much of the attention. Opening the day will be Stefanos Tsitsipas, one of the biggest uncertainties of the tournament after a very inconsistent year and who will debut against American Martin Damm.
Tsitsipas and Draper, major uncertainties; 8 seeds kick off the second round
Next, there will be a match between Denis Shapovalov and Zachary Svajda, followed by the debut of Jack Draper, another name generating a lot of anticipation. The Brit returns to a Masters 1000 after a long struggle with injuries and will face Frenchman Terence Atmane. The night session will be completed with Frances Tiafoe against Marin Cilic and the match between Luciano Darderi and Canadian Gabriel Diallo.
In addition, several important seeds will begin their journey in the second round, such as Alex de Miñaur, Andrey Rublev, Jiri Lehecka, Flavio Cobolli, and Brandon Nakashima, who will seek to take advantage of their first-round byes to start the tournament on the right foot.
The Spanish representation will be extensive, with five players in the competition. Daniel Mérida will face Canadian Liam Draxl, Pablo Carreño will play against Valentin Royer, and Jaume Munar will measure up against Belgian Alexander Blockx, while Marin Cilic will be Tiafoe’s opponent and Sebastián Báez will open play on Court 2 against Mattia Bellucci.
With the sky finally giving a break, Montreal hopes to leave behind the chaos caused by the rain and return to normalcy in one of the most chaotic Masters 1000s in recent years.
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