Zverev and Auger-Alissime complete the historic Montréal disaster
He Canadian ATP Masters 1000 distributes 9,415,724 US dollars, about 8.1 million euros, in prizes. The biggest heel will go to the champion, on August 13, for an amount before taxes of 1,514,000 dollars, around 1,300,000 euros.
The federation of the North American country organizes in parallel the WTA 1000 women’s tournament, which allocates another 7,433,076 dollars in the participant pool.
Men and women alternate in the two venues set up for both tournaments. Women are currently competing in Toronto, Montréal has suffered the worst, which from the beginning was left without the three most attractive tennis players: the Italian Jannik Sinner, the spanish Carlos Alcaraz and the Serbian Novak Djokovic. Losses for the second consecutive edition.
The participation disaster is acquiring historical overtones. There is not a single representative of the top-5, because the German Alexander Zverevrecent champion at Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist, returned to the circuit to lose to the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor by 6-7 (3), 6-2 and 6-4 in 2h.34′. Sascha had been a semi-finalist at Toronto 2025.
Misfortune meant that the local idol, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, No. 4 in the ATP rankings, he won’t even step on the court. Hours before its premiere, against the Frenchman Titouan Droguet, he announced his resignation due to a back ailment.
Yes, the American continues in the bidding Ben Sheltondefender of the crown. Not so another top-10, his compatriot Taylor Fritz, who did not escape the hangover of the victory two days before the WTA 500 in Washington. He fell to the Argentine Thiago Agustín Tirante by 7-5 and 6-3. The finalist in the US capital, the Spaniard, won with great honor Rafa Jodarwho came back from Frenchman Corentin Moutet, 4-6, 6-1 and 6-3.
