Norrie Overcomes De Minaur in Thrilling Montreal Comeback

Britain’s Cameron Norrie delivered a stunning fightback to defeat world number seven Alex de Minaur in a gripping third-round match at the Canadian Open. Trailing a set and 5-2, Norrie saved a match point and rallied to win 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, securing his place in the fourth round after nearly three hours of intense play. ## Norrie’s Resilience Shines Through De Minaur, the Australian third seed, dominated early, leading by a double-break and holding a match point on his serve in the second set. However, a crucial double fault allowed Norrie to extend the match. Despite serving for the match at 5-4, De Minaur faltered again with another double fault, handing Norrie the momentum. The Briton seized the tie-break and then dominated the final set to complete the upset. Norrie, ranked 37th in the world, reflected on the high-level match, stating, "The level was so high the first two sets. From the beginning, he came out firing, and I had to match it." His victory follows a semi-final run in Los Cabos last week, and he will next face France’s Arthur Fils for a spot in the quarter-finals. ## Top Men’s Players Struggle in Montreal De Minaur’s exit leaves fifth seed Ben Shelton as the only top-10 men’s player remaining in Montreal. World number one Jannik Sinner and third-ranked Novak Djokovic withdrew before the tournament, while top seed Alexander Zverev lost in his opening match. Other high-profile exits include sixth-ranked Daniil Medvedev, seventh seed Taylor Fritz, and world number nine Flavio Cobolli, all falling in the second round. ## Sabalenka and Swiatek Advance in Toronto In the WTA 1000 event in Toronto, world number one Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant hard-court form, defeating Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4. Sabalenka, who has lost only once in 26 hard-court matches this season, will next face 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova. Meanwhile, seventh seed Iga Swiatek cruised past Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-1 in just 66 minutes, setting up a clash with Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, who earlier dismantled Madison Keys 6-3, 6-1. Kostyuk had previously defeated Swiatek in the French Open fourth round. Third seed Jessica Pegula also advanced, claiming her 40th win of the season with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova, despite a rain delay. The women’s draw remains stacked, with eight of the top 10 players still in contention, though sixth seed Linda Noskova and seventh-ranked Karolina Muchova are absent due to injury and withdrawal, respectively.