Australians Alex de Minaur and Christopher O’Connell will meet in the round of 32 of the Canadian Open, after securing wins on Thursday, AEST.<\/p>\n
Ninth seed De Minaur needed just two sets to defeat 24-year-old Argentine Francisco Comesana 6-4, 6-2, after O’Connell produced an upset.<\/p>\n
O’Connell, 31, stunned Greek 23rd seed Stefanos Tsitsipas surging in the third set to claim a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Australia’s Maya Joint pushed 28th seed McCartney Kessler to the limit before losing in three sets at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old Aussie came flying out of the blocks in Montreal on Wednesday, local time, taking the first set, before the American bounced back strongly to claim the next two for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n
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Maya Joint was knocked out of the Canadian Open after a three-set battle with American McCartney Kessler. (AP: The Canadian Press\/Graham Hughes)<\/p>\n
Little separated the players throughout the match, which threw up 14 break points for each. Joint converted three of those chances, while her American opponent managed four breaks.<\/p>\n
Joint had been hoping to back up her first-round upset of local favourite Leylah Fernandez, the world No.24 who was fresh off claiming the biggest title of her career on Sunday, the Washington Open.<\/p>\n
Despite the loss, Joint has shown she is finding top form ahead of the year’s final major, the US Open, which kicks off in New York on August 24.<\/p>\n
Joint is already a two-time WTA title winner this year, and will be looking to start making a real impact at grand slam level.<\/p>\n