Reilly Opelka earned his biggest career win Saturday stunning Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach his biggest career final at the Canadian Open Masters in Toronto.

“I played great,” the 23-year-old Opelka said on court. “These courts suit my game, it is no coincidence that John Isner is in the other semifinal. I think we are the two best servers in the tournament, so for us both to be there, …

For the second time in as many months, Karolina Pliskova denied Aryna Sabalenka a spot in a big final. At Wimbledon, Pliskova won in three in the semifinals and then yesterday the Czech had an easier day getting through the top seed 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Canadian Masters final in Montreal.

After a poor nine months or so, Pliskova had turned up her game of late making two huge …

Aryna Sabalenka rolled past countrywoman Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Canadian Open semifinals in Montreal.

“I’m really happy with this, it was a tough match,” Sabalenka said. “[she] played really well. The second set was a little tricky. I’m really happy that I came back in the end of the set and won it actually.”

The top-seeded Sabalenka, who was down a break in the second. smacked 7 aces …

The first summer Masters event is down to just four in Toronto where American bigs John Isner and Reilly Opelka will battle Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, respectively.

Tsitsipas on Friday put a hard stop to Casper Ruud’s 13-match win streak whipping the younger 22-year-old 6-1, 6-4 in under 80 minutes.

”It is very nice to see myself perform at this level,” Tsitsipas said on court. “I was sticking close to the …

Ons Jabeur weathered rain delays and defending champion Bianca Andreescu to stun the home favorite 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1 in the third round of the Canadian Masters in Montreal.

Jabeur continued her best season rolling in the final set.

“I wanted to move her to see what kind of pain she was feeling. I was trying to make her move a lot to see if it’s really affecting her,” Jabeur said.

“I think she …

Andrey Rublev said going into his Canadian Open Masters encounter with American big man John Isner it was 50/50. He was right. Rublev was mostly untouched on his serve but at 5-6, he let down and Isner grabbed an opening set.

After a prompt racquet smash in anger, Rublev settled down but ahead in the second tiebreaker 4-2, Isner found the mark to take the match in straight sets 7-5, 7-6(5).

Isner, …

Danielle Collins kept her great summer run going Wednesday in Montreal where she stunned former No. 1 Simona Halep 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

The 2-time champion Halep led with a break in the third 3-2 before Collins called a medical timeout on the changeover. She left the court due to her hip and upon returning broke right back and took three of the next four games.

“After playing a two-and-a-half-hour match, it would …

Young Canadian stars Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime made this debut at the Toronto Masters on Wednesday and the duo combined to win zero sets.

Shapovalov, who has made his first Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, was ousted by American Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4.

Shapovalov has lost his last three matches since his Wimbledon quarterfinal win over Karen Khachanov.

Shapovalov had won his last four over Tiafoe but never saw a break in …

Add Cincinnati to Rafael Nadal’s list of tournament he’s withdrawn from this summer. The former No. 1 missed Wimbledon, the Olympics, the Canadian Open and now the Cincinnati Masters, again due to his left foot injury.

That leaves the Cincinnati Masters — like the Canadian Open — without any of the Big 3 players (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Nadal). That’s the first time none have played at a summer North …

Top seeds and the last two runner-ups, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, made tough but successful starts winning three setters in the Canadian Masters.

Medvedev used a rain delay to reset and upend Alexander Bublik 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 for a third win over the Kazakh in as many months.

“helped a lot,” Medvedev said about the rain delay. “I don’t know if the conditions changed with the humidity, but I was not …

After a shaky week in Washington where he aggravated his left foot, Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Canadian Open Masters ahead of his opening round match on Wednesday.

Nadal again cited his left foot as the cause.

“I have had this issue for a couple of months, as people know,” the 5-time champion Nadal said. “Of course, it is not a happy situation after all the success that I had here …

A pair of top names were upset on opening day at the Canadian Open women’s event Monday in Montreal.

Former finalist Madison Keys was bundled out by Canadian comeback girl Rebecca Marino in stunning fashion 6-3, 6-3.

The 26-year-old Keys made the Canadian finals in 2016 losing to Simona Halep. She has now dropped her last three matches as she continues to struggle on tour.

Marino, who all but retired from …

American big man eliminated fan favorite Nick Kyrgios from the Canadian Masters Monday night in Toronto in a tough 3-set 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 victory.

Opelka was broken once in the opener then rode that giant serve to 22 aces in a first-time meeting with the Australian.

“Yeah it’s as expected, he’s got one of the best serves in the world, his skillset is off the charts,” Opelka said. “When you’re not on …

Following a tough exit at the Olympics over a week ago, Novak Djokovic has decided to take an extra few weeks of rest before his assault on the record books resumes in New York City at the US Open.

The Serb announced today that he will not be playing next week’s Cincinnati Masters events.

“Dear fans, I wanted to share with you that I am taking a bit longer to recover …

The first Masters of the summer begins today across two cities in Canada. The men will be in Toronto while the women further in Montreal.

Due to COVID, restrictions and scheduling, both fields are light. The men will feature just 5 of the Top 10 with Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The same for the women with 5 of the Top 10 with Aryna Sabalenka the lone Top 4 …