Medvedev, Tsitsipas upset in second round of National Bank Open

MONTREAL — Tennis stars Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are out of the National Bank Open.

Medvedev, the tournament’s third seed, lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in the second round Thursday at IGA Stadium.

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The 2021 U.S. Open champion from Russia hit 17 unforced errors and won just 32 per cent of second-serve points in the loss.

Tsitsipas, the eighth seed from Greece, lost 6-4, 6-4 to former world No. 4 Kei Nishikori of Japan.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy was scheduled to play Alejandro Tabilo of Chile later Thursday afternoon.

All five Canadians who entered the main draw did not advance past the first round.

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