Nick Kyrgios’ winning streak ended with loss to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals of the National Bank of Montreal Open. The Australian had cemented his run to the Wimbledon final by winning an ATP title in Washington last week and entered the meeting with Hurkacz having won 15 of his last 16 matches.
Kyrgios looked tired but bounced back from losing the first set in a tie-break to turn the tables in the second. However, the deciding set was one-sided, with Kyrgios ranting at the referee about a long bathroom break taken by Hurkacz and struggling physically as he fell to a 7-6 (4), 6-7, (5 ) 6-1. .
Kyrgios said afterwards: “My body hasn’t felt right the last week. When you stop playing for five or 10 minutes, it doesn’t help your body. My body was so stiff after that I couldn’t move properly . My stomach hurt. It’s within the rules, so I’m not going to complain, I just went completely hard.”
Poland’s Hurkacz, who is the only player to have previously won an ATP Masters title, will face fourth seed Casper Ruud in the semi-finals. The Norwegian made it a miserable day for local hope Felix Auger-Aliassime, handing the young Canadian the toughest defeat of his career as he went down 6-1, 6-2.
In the women’s event in Toronto, Simona Halep continued her resurgence by beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 7-6 (2), maintaining her unbeaten record in four meetings with the American teenager .