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Tennis-Zverev fights back to oust defending champion Popyrin from Canadian Open <\/p>\nAug 5 – Alexander Zverev rallied from a set down to beat defending champion Alexei Popyrin 6-7 6-4 6-3 in Toronto and move into the semi-finals of the Canadian Open on Monday. <\/p>\n
Tennis-Zverev fights back to oust defending champion Popyrin from Canadian Open <\/p>\n
Top seed Zverev was unable to convert two set points in a tight first set, but built up 3-0 leads in both the second and third sets to clinch the win in two hours and 42 minutes. <\/p>\n
The victory took the German’s head-to-head record against Australian Popyrin to 4-0 and sent him to his 75th semi-final on the ATP Tour, joining Novak Djokovic as the only active men’s tennis player to have reached the mark. <\/p>\n
“I had to tell myself, even though I lost the first set, I thought we were both playing actually quite well,” said Zverev, who won the Canadian Open in 2017. <\/p>\n
“I had to find a return position in the beginning because he’s a very big server, and when he gets into a rhythm, it’s very difficult against him. <\/p>\n
“I did that in the second and third set. Honestly, I can’t complain about much. I played one loose game on my serve in the second set, but apart from that, it was pretty good.” <\/p>\n
Zverev next faces Russian Karen Khachanov, who beat Alex Michelsen of the United States 6-4 7-6. <\/p>\n
MBOKO’S RUN CONTINUES <\/p>\n
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko stormed into the semi-finals of the women’s tournament in Montreal with a 6-4 6-2 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to continue her fairytale run. <\/p>\n
The 18-year-old, ranked 85th in the world, found herself a break down early in the second set, but won six straight games to become the first Canadian to reach the semi-finals of the Canadian Open since 2019. <\/p>\n
“I’m so excited to be in the semi-final here. I want to thank everyone for your support once again. It has been unreal,” said Mboko, who beat No. 1 seed Coco Gauff on Saturday and is set to enter the top 50. <\/p>\n
Mboko next takes on Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, who was leading 6-1 2-1 when her opponent, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine, was forced to retire from their quarter-final match due to a wrist injury. <\/p>\n
Rybakina will meet Mboko for the second time in as many weeks, with the ninth-seeded Kazakh winning 6-3 7-5 when the pair faced off in the Washington Open last month. <\/p>\n
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