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 – Andrey Rublev of Russia waited out a rain delay and then dispatched Matteo Arnaldi of Italy on Sunday to advance to the men’s singles final of the National Bank Open at IGA Stadium.
Rublev defeated Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 in match that took 78 minutes to play. He’ll play Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in Monday’s final.
Popyrin bounced Sebastian Korda of the United States 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday’s second semifinal following a pair of upsets.
Korda, ranked 18th in the world, defeated tournament No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4 in Sunday’s quarterfinals.
The 62nd-ranked Popyrin toppled No. 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
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.
