Incredible series head elimination in Montreal and Toronto: 17 eliminated!

Wednesday's matches at the ATP Montreal and the WTA Toronto 2026 have brought about a shake-up of seedings, especially in the men’s draw, leaving the tournament wider open than ever for more surprises in the coming days and the possibility of a new winner this year.

Up to 12 seeded players have said goodbye in the first round of the men's draw in Montreal, while 5 seeds have been eliminated in the women's draw in Toronto. 

Seeded Players Eliminated at ATP Montreal

• Tomás Martín Etcheverry (26): The Argentine player has been experiencing a tough time for several weeks, having lost 9 of his last 11 matches. Moreover, ahead of his debut in Montreal, he faced his nemesis, Nuno Borges, who leads their Head to Head 4-0, with all those losses occurring in 2026. This time he lost 6-4 6-2.
• Valentin Vacherot (14): The Monegasque player has yet to find his rhythm after physical problems halted him since Roland Garros, and upon his return to hard courts, he succumbed to Mariano Navone with a score of 1-6 6-3 6-3.
• Ignacio Buse (29): The Peruvian player faced a tough opponent in his debut, having to go up against Cameron Norrie, and ended up losing 6-3 6-3.
• Taylor Fritz (7): On paper, Fritz’s defeat was one of the most surprising of the day, as he was clearly eliminated by Thiago Agustín Tirante with a score of 7-5 6-3. However, it should be noted that the American player had just won the ATP Washington final against Rafa Jódar last Monday, thus showing signs of accumulated fatigue.
• Alejandro Tabilo (25): In the case of the Chilean player, several factors came into play. Firstly, he arrived with the burden of having reached the semifinals at ATP Washington, and additionally, he had to debut in Montreal against a tough opponent like Hubert Hurkacz, who defeated him 6-4 7-6. 
• Alexander Zverev (1): Without a doubt, the biggest surprise of the day and the tournament. The German player arrived as the favorite in Montreal following the absences of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Novak Djokovic, but said goodbye in his debut against Tallon Griekspoor with a score of 6-7 6-2 6-4. A cold shower in an almost perfect season for 'Sascha.'
• Raphael Collignon (32): The Belgian player also had bad luck in the draw, having to face Alexei Popyrin, who already knows what it’s like to win in Montreal in 2024 and used his experience to win comfortably 6-4 6-3. 
• Francisco Cerúndolo (16): The Argentine player has yet to find consistency in his results, alternating between good and bad. He indeed had to debut against Alex Michelsen, one of the fittest players on this tour, and ended up paying the price after being eliminated 6-3 6-4.
• Karen Khachanov (21): A harsh blow for the Russian player, who was defending last year's final in Montreal. In another clear sign that this season is far from his best level, Khachanov lost to Atmane with a score of 6-4 7-6.
• Ugo Humbert (24): The French player had little chance against the recital provided by Dani Mérida, who played flawlessly to win 6-3 6-3 and offered no options for Ugo, who has not yet found his rhythm in 2026.
• Daniil Medvedev (4): Yet another setback for the Russian player, who was another clear favorite to lift the title in Montreal. After a match to forget, Daniil lost to Botic Van de Zandschulp with a score of 6-3 7-6.

• Felix Auger-Aliassime (2): Possibly the most painful absence for the Canadian crowd. In a year where Felix dreamed of finally lifting the title at home, he couldn’t even step onto the court for his match against Droguet due to an injury, ceding his spot to Jaime Faria.

  

Seeded Players Eliminated at WTA Toronto

• Marie Bouzkova (21): The Czech player had a tough debut against Taylor Townsend, an expert on this type of surface, and ended up losing with a score of 7-6 7-5 after a long and hard-fought battle.
• Emma Navarro (23): The American player had been rediscovering her best level in recent tournaments, but in Toronto she fell sharply to Alina Korneeva with a double 6-2. 
• Barbora Krejcikova (22): The Czech player came from winning the title in Athens and reaching the semifinals in Prague, both hard-court tournaments, but in the early hours of yesterday, she lost to Liudmila Samsonova with a score of 6-1 7-5. 
• Linda Noskova (6): Undoubtedly, the surprise of the day in Toronto. Noskova came from winning Wimbledon with soaring morale, but her game was a shadow of what we saw a few weeks ago, and she succumbed to Catherine McNally with a score of 7-6 6-1.
• Sorana Cirstea (14): In what is likely her best year, the Romanian player has faced her first setback at her first tournament of the North American tour, losing in the first round to Maya Joint with a double 6-4. 

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