ATP M1000 Toronto 8/7 - 8/13 2023

[ti-amie]

That was a damn good pitch by someone who probably never threw one before today!

[ponchi101]

That's pretty good for a person that has probably never thrown a Bball

[ashkor87]

all 3 italians are lumped together in the same section of the draw.. maybe some randomization by country would be good..

[ponchi101]

Why? They are in the same section precisely because the draw is at random, after seeds 1 and 2 are placed.
Things like this will happen.

[ti-amie]

Ed Salmon
@fogmount@mas.to
Qualifiers placed in Toronto: #tennis

Garín–Kecmanovic
Schwartzman–Paul
Giron–Ruusuvuori
Purcell–Auger-Aliassime
Daniel–Mannarino
Nakashima–Lehecka
Kokkinakis–Zhang
Arnaldi–Pospisil

(Nakashima is not actually a qualifier but got into the draw as an alternate because the special exempt slot wasn’t used.)

[ti-amie]

Doubles Draw

(1) Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski/Bye
Hubert Hurkacz/Mate Pavic vs Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliovaara
(WC) Benjamin Sigouin/Kelsey Stevenson vs (WC) Nicolas Mahut/Vasek Pospisil
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Stefanos Tsitsipas vs (6) Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz

(3) Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury/Bye
Marcelo Melo/John Peers vs Sander Gille/Joran Vliegen
Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow vs Robin Haase/Nikola Mektic
Max Purcell/Andrey Rublev vs (5) Hugo Nys/Jan Zielinski

(7) Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos vs (WC) Gabriel Diallo/Alexis Galarneau
Alexander Bublik/Adrian Mannarino vs Fabrice Martin/Andreas Mies
Francisco Cerundolo/Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Jamie Murray/Michael Venus
Bye/(4) Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden

(8) Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin vs Tallon Griekspoor/Jiri Lehecka
Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni vs Sebastian Korda/Frances Tiafoe
Alex de Minaur/Jannik Sinner vs Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer
Bye/(2) Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek

[ti-amie]

Monday, August 07, 2023 Day 3

Center Court Starts At 11:00 Am

(WC) Alexis Galarneau VS Francisco Cerundolo
Not Before 12:30 Pm
Gregoire Barrere VS Matteo Berrettini

6:30 Pm
Davis Cup - Trophy Ceremony

Not Before 7:00 Pm
(WC) Milos Raonic VS (9) Frances Tiafoe
Followed By
(WC) Vasek Pospisil VS (Q) Matteo Arnaldi

Grandstand Starts At 11:00 Am

(16) Lorenzo Musetti VS Yoshihito Nishioka
Followed By
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina VS J.J. Wolf
Not Before 2:30 Pm
Alexander Bublik VS (15) Hubert Hurkacz
Not Before 4:00 Pm
(PR) Gael Monfils VS Christopher Eubanks
Followed By
(12) Tommy Paul VS (Q) Diego Schwartzman

Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am

Brandon Nakashima VS Jiri Lehecka
Followed By
Zhizhen Zhang VS (Q) Thanasi Kokkinakis
Followed By
Adrian Mannarino VS (Q) Taro Daniel
Followed By
(Q) Cristian Garin VS Miomir Kecmanovic

Court 4 Starts At 11:00 Am

Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow VS Robin Haase/Nikola Mektic
Followed By
Max Purcell/Andrey Rublev VS (5) Hugo Nys/Jan Zielinski
Not Before 3:00 Pm
Alex de Minaur/Jannik Sinner VS Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
(7) Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos VS (WC) Gabriel Diallo/Alexis Galarneau

[skatingfan]

Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy - we'll see how much of the day is effected but it looks more promising than the first few days in Montreal.

[ashkor87]

They are in the same section precisely because the draw is at random, after seeds 1 and 2 are placed

true, still, sad..

[skatingfan]

Just realized that Raonic doesn't have a clothing deal.

[ti-amie]

Tuesday, August 08, 2023 Day 4

Center Court Starts At 12:30 Pm

Lorenzo Sonego VS Andy Murray
Not Before 2:00 Pm
(13) Alexander Zverev VS Tallon Griekspoor
Not Before 7:00 Pm
(10) Felix Auger-Aliassime VS (Q) Max Purcell
Followed By
Jiri Lehecka VS (3) Casper Ruud

Grandstand Starts At 11:00 Am

Tomas Martin Etcheverry VS Sebastian Korda
Followed By
Ugo Humbert VS Nicolas Jarry
Followed By
Alex de Minaur VS (11) Cameron Norrie
Not Before 3:00 Pm
(WC) Gabriel Diallo VS Daniel Evans
Followed By
Ben Shelton VS Bernabe Zapata Miralles

Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am

Emil Ruusuvuori VS (Q) Marcos Giron
Not Before 12:00 Noon
Mackenzie McDonald VS Aslan Karatsev
Followed By
(LL) Aleksandar Vukic VS (14) Borna Coric
Followed By
(WC) Benjamin Sigouin/Kelsey Stevenson VS (WC) Nicolas Mahut/Vasek Pospisil

Court 4 Starts At 11:00 Am

Hubert Hurkacz/Mate Pavic VS Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliovaara
Followed By
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina/Stefanos Tsitsipas VS (6) Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz
Not Before 2:00 Pm / After Suitable Rest
Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni VS Sebastian Korda/Frances Tiafoe

Court 3 Starts At 1:00 Pm

Alexander Bublik/Adrian Mannarino VS Fabrice Martin/Andreas Mies

Followed By / After Suitable Rest
Francisco Cerundolo/Tomas Martin Etcheverry VS Jamie Murray/Michael Venus

[skatingfan]

Heck of a tie-break between Raonic, and Tiafoe. Tiafoe hit a winner on set point, but also touched the net. The net is a doubles net, and since Tiafoe touched the net past the singles stick it doesn't matter, and he still wins the point. Raonic then smashed his racquet on the back of the bench that they have for the players to sit on.

[ashkor87]

[ashkor87]

What @skatingfan was referring to...amazing.. new learning for me..btw his explanation is exactly accurate.

[ponchi101]

And it has happened enough times for players to know by now.
Ages ago, the same thing happened with Seles, when she actually put her foot under the net. But it was on the outside of the singles' posts.