World No. 1 Russian Daniil Medvedev and Australian Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios will meet in the second round of the Montreal Masters Tennis Tournament.
The Australian advanced to the second round after beating Argentina’s Sebastian Paez 6-4, 6-4, and Medvedev was exempted from the first round as the first seed.
Medvedev’s chances of keeping the top spot will be at stake when he plays Kyrgios.
Kyrgios is having a good run after reaching the first major final of his career this year and being crowned in Washington DC last week, claiming his first title since 2019, which has propelled him to 37th in the world rankings.
“It will be a good test and we will have a lot of fun. He is an amazing player. He is unconventional, a beast,” the Australian said of the confrontation with Medvedev, who also won his first title this season in the Mexican championship. Los Cabos Tournament.
“I want to evaluate my performance, so I will do my best.”
Source: AFP.