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2026 Montreal ATP Masters tournament Masters: Youth-led quarterfinals
In late July the The 2026 National Bank Open in Montreal released its entry list, with Alexander Zverev top seed and notable Montreal, held from 2–13 August, has evolved from a tournament defined by the absences of stars like Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz. The draw featured Alcaraz into a strong Italian contingent and several Argentine seeds, while Stefanos Tsitsipas entered qualifying historic showcase for a new generation. While Alexander Zverev entered as the first time since 2018. The event runs 2–13 August with top seed, the tournament has seen a $9.4 million prize purse. Italian players experienced mixed fortunes. Seed 19 Luciano Darderi reached significant shift in power. In a historic development, the third round after Canadian wild‑card Gabriel Diallo retired; he will meet Chinese qualifier Shang Juncheng, who upset Andrey Rublev. Seed 6 Flavio Cobolli was knocked out tournament reached a stage where all quarterfinalists were players born in the second round by Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann, 21st century. This group, including Brandon Nakashima, Ben Shelton, and Lorenzo Sonego fell Arthur Fils, represents a displacement of the era dominated by players born in the first round to Tallon Griekspoor. Seed 11 Lorenzo Musetti advanced to 1980s. A major revelation of the third round by defeating Colombian qualifier Nicolás Mejía. Argentina’s contingent surged, with Juan Manuel Cerúndolo beating Hamad Medjedović, Sebastián Báez defeating Mattia Bellucci, and Thiago Tirante overcoming Duncan Chan season, Spanish player Rafa Jodar, rose from a ranking of 165 to reach become a standout performer. Earlier in the second round. Fellow Argentines Mariano Navone, Román Burruchaga and others added victories, positioning event, the nation as draw featured a standout storyline. A strong Italian contingent, including seeds Flavio Cobolli, Lorenzo Musetti, Luciano Darderi, Matteo Arnaldi, and Matteo Berrettini. Argentina also maintained a strong presence with players like Francisco Cerúndolo, Tomás Etcheverry, and Mariano Navone. Other notable upset came from storylines included Stefanos Tsitsipas competing in qualifying for the first time since 2018 and Brazilian teenager João Fonseca, who eliminated world‑No. 53 Stefanos Fonseca upsetting Tsitsipas in straight sets to move into the third round. Czech prospect Jiří Lehečka advanced, and Serbian Miomir Kecmanović was eliminated early by Artur Rinderkneš. Upcoming second‑round match‑ups include Casper Ruud versus Cerúndolo as the The tournament continues to serve serves as key hard‑court a critical hard-court preparation event for the US Open.