Alexei Popyrin of Australia plays a shot to Hubert Hurkacz of Poland during their quarterfinal match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
MONTREAL – Sebastian Korda of the United States and Australia’s Alexei Popyrin have advanced to the men’s singles semifinals with a pair of upsets at the National Bank Open.
Korda, ranked 18th in the world, defeated tournament No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Sunday at IGA Stadium.
The 62nd-ranked Popyrin toppled No. 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Korda and Popyrin are scheduled to meet in the semifinals later Sunday night at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
No. 5 Andrey Rublev of Russia took on Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi in the other semifinal.
The tournament is behind schedule after remnants of tropical storm Debby rained out the entire session Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2024.
