Ben Shelton, Alex de Minauraur and Frances Tiafoe all reached at least the quarterfinals in Washington, DC and they want to do the same in Toronto. The Minaur and Tiafoe are finished, while Shelton meets Cobolli.
(7) Alex de Minaura vs. (9) Frances Tiafoe
The Minaur and Tiafoe will face each other for the fifth time in their career when they open in round four of the National Bank on Sunday. The head-to-head series is 3-1 in favor of the Minaur (2-1 on the main tour), and he is 2-0 against Tiafoe on hard jobs in the open air. After the eighth rank Australian won their first three encounters, Tiafoe picked up his only victory via a 6-3, 7-6 (5) decision in the 2022 Paris indoors.
A walkover of the third round of Christopher O’Connell was exactly what the doctor ordered for the Minaur, who came from a long week in Washington, who saw him conquer his 10th ATP title. The 26-year-old must be well equipped with a bye, a walkover and a 6-4, 6-2 routes from Francisco Comesana. Tiafoe, who lost to Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals of Washington, was advanced by beating Yosuke Watanuki in a third set of Tiebreker and Aleksandar Vukic in three sets. Suddenly it is the minaur that plays on full tank, while Tiafoe can be tired. Search for the hot series of seed no. 7 to continue.
Pick: By Minaur in 3
(13) Flavio Cobolli vs. (4) Ben Shelton
It has already been an eventful hard-court summer for Shelton. When he arrived a quarter -final version in Wimbledon, the seventh -arranged American Tiafoe defeated the semi -final of Washington and he survived Brandon Nakashima in a third set of Tiebreak on Friday evening in Toronto.
The next one for Shelton is a fourth confrontation against Cobolli, which leads the head-to-head series 2-1. Cobolli had the upper hand in three sets twice in 2024 (at Clay in Geneva and in the semi -final of Washington) before Shelton recently got the job in a few tiebreakers earlier this season in Acapulco. The 17th ranking order Italian is also in excellent form, while he made a run to the Wimbledon neighborhoods and then led Italy to the Hopman Cup final. So far, Cobolli has rejected Alexis Galarneau and Fabian Marozsan in three sets in three sets. With the 13th seed that plays great and clearly not trust in this specific matchup, a slight upset can be in the cards.
Pick: Cobolli in 3
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