Defending champion Jannik Sinner beats Borna Coric in Montreal in return from tonsillitis
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Italy's Jannik Sinner returns a shot to Croatia's Borna Coric during their second-round match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ryan Remiorz]
MONTREAL (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner opened his National Bank Open title defense with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Sinner missed the Olympics because of tonsillitis after a quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon. In January, Sinner beat Medvedev in the Australian Open final for his first Grand Slam title. Second-seeded Alexander Zverev routed Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-1 for his ATP Tour-leading 48th match victory of the year. The third-seeded Medvedev and eighth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas were eliminated. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Medvedev 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, and Kei Nishikori topped Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4. The night session was rained out.
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