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<\/p>\nThe 2026 National Bank Open in Montreal finally got underway after torrential rain turned the opening day into almost a complete washout, with just a handful of matches completed before play was abandoned, rendering a blog post pointless.<\/p>\n
Day two wasn\u2019t much kinder either, as further interruptions forced players on and off court throughout the day before a late-evening push allowed organisers to claw back much of the schedule.<\/p>\n
Despite the stop-start conditions, there were some interesting results. Mariano Navone claimed one of the biggest wins of his career by upsetting Matteo Berrettini, Ga\u00ebl Monfils rolled back the years in front of a supportive crowd, home favourite Gabriel Diallo delighted the Canadian fans, while Alex Michelsen, Marin \u010cili\u0107 and Nuno Borges were among those to book their places in the second round.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the key results and standout performances from the opening two days in Montreal<\/p>\n
Day One National Open 2026 Round of 128 Results<\/p>\n
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Winner
\nLoser
\nScore<\/p>\n
V\u00edt Kop\u0159iva
\nAlexis Galarneau (WC)
\n6-4 6-4<\/p>\n
Jaume Munar
\nRinky Hijikata
\n7-6(3) 6-3<\/p>\n
Corentin Moutet
\nM\u00e1rton Fucsovics
\n6-1 6-2<\/p>\n
Mariano Navone
\nMatteo Berrettini
\n6-3 6-7(5) 6-3<\/p>\n
Cameron Norrie
\nCamilo Ugo Carabelli
\n7-6(5) 6-4<\/p>\n
James Duckworth
\nChristopher O\u2019Connell
\n6-3 6-1<\/p>\n
Nicol\u00e1s Mej\u00eda
\nMartin Landaluce
\n4-6 6-4 6-3<\/p>\n
Gabriel Diallo (WC)
\nKyrian Jacquet
\n6-7(1) 6-3 6-2<\/p>\n
Yannick Hanfmann
\nBenjamin Bonzi
\n6-1 4-6 6-2<\/p>\n
Nuno Borges
\nAleksandar Kovacevic
\n6-7(7) 6-2 6-4<\/p>\n
Juncheng Shang (PR)
\nAdria Vallejo
\n6-3 6-3<\/p>\n
Marin \u010cili\u0107
\nSho Shimabukuro
\n7-6(2) 6-1<\/p>\n
Miomir Kecmanovi\u0107
\nMichael Zheng
\n6-4 4-6 7-6(5)<\/p>\n
Daniel Altmaier
\nAleksandar Vukic
\n6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4<\/p>\n
Titouan Droguet
\nLuca Van Assche
\n6-4 2-6 7-6(7)<\/p>\n
Ga\u00ebl Monfils (WC)
\nKamil Majchrzak
\n6-4 6-4<\/p>\n
Alex Michelsen
\nJan-Lennard Struff
\n6-1 3-6 6-1<\/p>\n
Key Match Recap<\/p>\n
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Mariano Navone def. Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3<\/p>\n
Mariano Navone produced one of his best hard court wins, overcoming Matteo Berrettini in a high-quality three-set encounter that resumed after the day\u2019s rain delays.<\/p>\n
The Argentine controlled much of the opening set before Berrettini responded in the second, edging a tight tie-break to force a decider. But Navone refused to let the momentum swing permanently, immediately regaining control in the third set to complete an impressive upset.<\/p>\n
Navone saved 11 of the 12 break points he faced throughout the match, repeatedly frustrating Berrettini despite the Italian creating opportunities in almost every set.<\/p>\n
So while it goes down as one of Navone\u2019s best wins, it\u2019s a poor result for the Italian against a guy who has zero hard court pedigree.<\/p>\n
Ga\u00ebl Monfils def. Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n
I had a feeling Monfils could string together a few wins here, and he mixed athletic defence with trademark improvisation to upset Poland\u2019s Kamil Majchrzak.<\/p>\n
Majchrzak has been in good form this season, but Monfils had a great serving day, winning 26 of his 31 first-serve points (84%) while producing several spectacular winners that brought the fans to their feet. He eventually served out the match on his second attempt shortly before midnight.<\/p>\n
It marked Monfils\u2019 first ATP Tour-level win since Monte Carlo in April and his 146th Masters 1000 match victory, the most by any player never to win a Masters 1000 title.<\/p>\n
Gabriel Diallo def. Kyrian Jacquet 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n
Home favourite Gabriel Diallo recovered well after a disappointing opening-set tie-break to earn his first-ever main-draw victory at the National Bank Open.<\/p>\n
The Montreal native struggled early as Jacquet dominated the first-set breaker, but Diallo never allowed his confidence to dip.<\/p>\n
At 6ft 8in, Diallo used his powerful serve to dictate proceedings, never facing a single break point throughout the contest while winning 77% of his first-serve points.<\/p>\n
After an injury-hit season that saw him fall outside the Top 100, the victory showed the level that carried him into the world\u2019s top 35 last year, and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he\u2019s the Canadian player who goes furthest here.<\/p>\n
Alex Michelsen def. Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 3-6, 6-1<\/p>\n
Alex Michelsen continued his impressive 2026 campaign with a solid victory over experienced German Jan-Lennard Struff.<\/p>\n
The American dominated both the opening and deciding sets, breaking Struff repeatedly with aggressive baseline tennis while limiting the German\u2019s opportunities to dictate with his powerful serve.<\/p>\n
Marin \u010cili\u0107 def. Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(2), 6-1<\/p>\n
Former US Open champion Marin \u010cili\u0107 showed there is still some good matches left in the tank as he safely negotiated qualifier Sho Shimabukuro.<\/p>\n
The Croatian survived a competitive opening set before dominating after the tie-break, dropping just a single game in the second set.<\/p>\n
\u010cili\u0107 was particularly impressive under pressure, saving all four break points he faced while using his experience to gradually wear down the Japanese qualifier.<\/p>\n
Nuno Borges def. Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n
Nuno Borges recovered from a frustrating opening-set tie-break loss to continue his excellent record in Canada.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese player hit back after narrowly missing out on the first set, dominating the second before completing the comeback with a composed deciding set.<\/p>\n
The win ensured Borges reached the third round in Montreal for the third consecutive year while also bringing up his 20th ATP Tour victory of the season for a third successive campaign.<\/p>\n
I used to think Borges was a non-entity at ATP level, but he\u2019s more than proved that wrong, consistently winning matches, and he\u2019s a bit of a mainstay around that top 50 mark.<\/p>\n
He will next face 26th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry, whom he\u2019s beaten twice this year already.<\/p>\n
Other Notable Results<\/p>\n
Cameron Norrie edged Camilo Ugo Carabelli 7-6(5), 6-4 to continue his return to form, while Corentin Moutet was among the day\u2019s most convincing winners, dropping just three games against M\u00e1rton Fucsovics.<\/p>\n
Jaume Munar overcame Rinky Hijikata in straight sets, Miomir Kecmanovi\u0107 survived a deciding-set tie-break against Michael Zheng, and Daniel Altmaier recovered from a set down to defeat Aleksandar Vukic after nearly three hours.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, V\u00edt Kop\u0159iva defeated Canadian wildcard Alexis Galarneau, James Duckworth comfortably beat Christopher O\u2019Connell in the all-Australian clash, Nicol\u00e1s Mej\u00eda fought back to eliminate Martin Landaluce, Yannick Hanfmann defeated Benjamin Bonzi, while Juncheng Shang and Ga\u00ebl Monfils completed the list of first-round winners advancing to Wednesday\u2019s second-round action.<\/p>\n
Highlights<\/p>\n
National Bank Open 2026 Day 3 Round of 128 Matches<\/p>\n
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Lorenzo Sonego vs Tallon Griekspoor
\nShintaro Mochizuki (Q) vs Fabian Marozsan
\nDaniel Merida vs Liam Draxl (WC)
\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Botic van de Zandschulp
\nHubert Hurkacz (PR) vs Marcos Giron (Q)
\nTerence Atmane vs Jack Draper (WC)
\nJames Fearnley (Q) vs Adrian Mannarino
\nJuan Manuel Cerundolo vs Hamad Medjedovic
\nSebastian Baez vs Mattia Bellucci
\nAdam Walton (Q) vs Jenson Brooksby
\nPablo Carreno Busta vs Valentin Royer
\nZachary Svajda vs Denis Shapovalov
\nMartin Damm (Q) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (Q)
\nDiego Chan (Q) vs Thiago Tirante
\nAlexei Popyrin (Q) vs Roman Burruchaga
\nJiri Lehecka (8) vs V\u00edt Kop\u0159iva
\nJaume Munar vs Alexander Blockx (27)
\nBrandon Nakashima (28) vs Daniel Altmaier
\nFrances Tiafoe (15) vs Marin \u010cili\u0107
\nLuciano Darderi (19) vs Gabriel Diallo (WC)
\nJuncheng Shang (PR) vs Andrey Rublev (10)
\nJames Duckworth vs Alex de Minaur (3)
\nFlavio Cobolli (6) vs Yannick Hanfmann<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 National Bank Open in Montreal finally got underway after torrential rain turned the opening day into…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-845557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}