Defending champion Jannik Sinner beats Borna Coric in Montreal in return from tonsillitis
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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Australia's Jordan Thompson, left, leaves the court as Germany's Alexander Zverev looks on after their second round match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
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