Fonseca overwhelms Tsitsipas and awaits Ruud: blockbuster match in Canada

The morning of the third day of competition at the ATP Montreal 2026 was filled with great matches. Many of them could belong, perhaps, to more advanced stages of the tournament, but the hostilities began with a significant victory for Joao Fonseca over Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek could not even steal a set from the Brazilian, perhaps a signal of the new times and generations emerging: it was by no means the most brilliant match for the carioca, but his weapons were more lethal than Stef's, and that ended up marking the difference to advance to the third round (7-6(3), 7-5).

In the third round awaits Casper Ruud: it will be a rematch of the Roland Garros duel, where Joao demonstrated his quality to the world once again. The Canadian hard court is not the Norwegian's most notable surface, but today he had enough power in his forehand to easily get rid of Juanma Cerúndolo (6-1, 6-2). The clash between the Brazilian and the Norwegian promises to be one of those matches worth paying for a ticket.

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Fils, Shelton, and Musetti deliver

Some of the big favorites for the Canadian crown also delivered this morning, including the defending champion, Ben Shelton, who avoided surprises in his debut against the always tricky Jenson Brooksby (6-3, 7-5). Lorenzo Musetti found a bit more difficulty, facing a combative Nicolás Mejía: the Colombian was close to stealing the first set in a tense tiebreak, but the Italian held on, asserting his hierarchy to secure the final victory in two sets. Lastly, Arthur Fils also defeated Zachary Svajda to continue finding the rhythm he lost during the clay tour, though he barely convinced, dropping the second set along the way.

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