Sinner defends Canada crown in Montreal; Zverev, Medvedev in action

pThe best players in the world are set for the sixth ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/montreal/421/overview'National Bank Open Presented by Rogers/a in Montreal./p

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World No. 1 and defending Toronto champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a leads the field with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a also in action. ATPTour.com looks at 10 storylines to watch over the coming week./p

pstrong1) Defending Champion Sinner:/strong After withdrawing from the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a due to tonsillitis, the Italian will make his first appearance since the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a quarter-finals. Last yearrsquo;s title run in Toronto marked Sinnerrsquo;s first Masters 1000 crown. Now the 22-year-old returns to Canadian soil as No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings, boasting a 42-4 season record./ppdiv

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pstrong2) Zverev Aims For Second Title Of Season:/strong The second seed Zverev has fond memories in Montreal, where he won the title in 2017. Zverev, who this year lifted the trophy at the Masters 1000 event in Rome, leads the ATP Tour this season with 44 match wins./p

pstrong3) Can Medvedev Master Montreal?: /strongThe third seed has lightheartedly said that he is a hard-court specialist. Now back on his beloved surface for the first time since March in Miami, Medvedev is aiming for his first title since Rome last year. A six-time Masters 1000 titlist, the 28-year-old won the Canadian event in 2021, when the tournament was held in Toronto./p

pstrong4) Home Favourite Felix:/strong Canadian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a arrives at his home tournament following standout runs at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a, where he reached the semi-finals in singles and partnered Gabriela Dabrowski to win bronze in mixed doubles. A 2022 quarter-finalist, Auger-Aliassime aims to go one step further than this yearrsquo;s Madrid runner-up finish to win his maiden Masters 1000 trophy./p[ATP APP]

pstrong5) Top 10 Seeds: /stronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a arrives in Montreal following a quarter-final run in Washington. a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview'Casper Ruud/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a return to hard courts for the first time since Miami. World No. 6 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hubert-hurkacz/hb71/overview'Hubert Hurkacz/a hopes to find his best level following a knee injury suffered at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a./p

pstrong6) #NextGenATP Frenchman Fils:/strong Hamburg champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a looks to consolidate his substantial lead in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah. The two-time tour-level titlist is aiming for a return trip to the 20-and-under a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview'Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF/a, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 18-22 December./p

pstrong7) Raonic, Shapovalov Lead Home Hopes:/strong Former World No. 3 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/milos-raonic/r975/overview'Milos Raonic/a and 2017 semi-finalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-shapovalov/su55/overview'Denis Shapovalov/a are among four Canadian main-draw wild cards. The 22-year-old 6rsquo;8rdquo; a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/gabriel-diallo/d0f6/overview'Gabriel Diallo/a, who two weeks ago won the ATP Challenger Tour event in Chicago, and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/vasek-pospisil/pd07/overview'Vasek Pospisil/a are also in the field./p

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pstrong8) Americans Aiming For Glory:/strong An American man has not won the Canadian Masters 1000 event since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-roddick/r485/overview'Andy Roddick/a in 2003. This year, the United States has three players among the Top 12 seeds: a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a, last yearrsquo;s semi-finalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a./p

pstrong9) Unseeded Surprise Run?:/strong When the Canadian Masters 1000 tournament was held in Montreal two years ago, Spaniard a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/overview'Pablo Carreno Busta/a went on a dream run, becoming the first unseeded player to win the tournament since 2002. Unseeded players hoping for their biggest career title this week include Fils, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-jarry/j551/overview'Nicolas Jarry/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-bublik/bk92/overview'Alexander Bublik/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jack-draper/d0co/overview'Jack Draper/a./p

pstrong10) Granollers/Zeballos Doubles Top Seeds:/strong a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcel-granollers/g710/overview'Marcel Granollers/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/horacio-zeballos/z184/overview'Horacio Zeballos/a, first in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, launch their quest for a second Masters 1000 title this season (Rome). a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rohan-bopanna/b757/overview'Rohan Bopanna/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matthew-ebden/e690/overview'Matthew Ebden/a and 2021 champions a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rajeev-ram/r548/overview'Rajeev Ram/a/a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joe-salisbury/so70/overview'Joe Salisbury/a are also competing./p

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