Defending champion Alexei Popyrin beat fifth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday night to reach the National Bank Open quarter-finals.
The Australian extended his winning streak at the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 to nine matches after a breakthrough title at the event last year.
Popyrin, seeded 18th, will face the winner of the late match between top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany and No 14 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.
Zverev, ranked third in the world, ended up the top seed with top-ranked Jannik Sinner – the 2023 winner – and No 2 Carlos Alcaraz skipping the hard-court event that ends Thursday. World No 5 Jack Draper and No 6 Novak Djokovic also sat out.
Alex Michelsen reached the quarter-finals in the afternoon, topping fellow American Learner Tien 6-3, 6-3. Michelsen will face 11th-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over eighth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway.
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