Sinner won the tournament in Toronto, Samsonova is in the final in Montreal

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner with the trophy for the tournament winner in Toronto, August 13, 2023.

Toronto/Montreal – Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner won the Masters tournament for the first time in Toronto, three days before his 22nd birthday. He won over the Australian Alex de Minaur in the final 6:4, 6:1 and defeated him in the fifth match between them. The native of Innichen celebrated his eighth title on the ATP circuit.

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< p>The seventh-seeded Sinner triumphed for the second time in the season, in February he did not find a conqueror in Montpellier, where he also played on his favorite hard surface. He succeeded in the final of the Masters category tournament on the third attempt after this year's and last year's failure in Miami.

Samsonová eliminated Rybakinová and will play for the most valuable trophy in Montreal

Ljudmila Samsonová is the second finalist of the prestigious tournament in Montreal. The 24-year-old Russian defeated world number four Yelena Rybakinova from Kazakhstan 1:6, 6:1, 6:2 in a match postponed from Saturday due to rain. She will play against the American Jessica Pegula for the most valuable trophy and the fifth overall. The final started after 23:30 CET.

Pegula was waiting for her opponent after beating world number one Iga Šwiateková from Poland in three sets. Samsonová has a 1:2 record with the 29-year-old American, who is ranked third in the rankings. The last time they played on clay was last year in Rome, and Pegula was more successful. All three duels so far were played in three sets.

Results of tennis tournaments

(sorted according to the amount of the subsidy)

Toronto Men's Tournament

(hard court, $7,622,925 endowment):

Singles – Final:< /p>

Sinner (7-It.) – De Minaur (Aust.) 6:4, 6:1.

Doubles – final:

Arévalo, Rojer (Salv./Netherlands) – Ram, Salisbury (3-USA/Brit.) 6:3, 6:1.

 

Montreal Women's Tournament

(hard surface, $2,788,468 endowment):

Singles – semi-finals:

Samsonova (15-Rus.) – Rybakinova (3-Kaz.) 1:6, 6:1, 6:2.