Alexei Popyrin overcame Andrey Rublev in straight sets to win his maiden ATP 1000 title at the Canadian Open.
Popyrin won 6-2 6-4 to complete a remarkable run in Montreal, becoming the fourth-lowest-ranked player to win an ATP 1000 title in the process.
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The Australian saved the three break points he faced in set one and, despite dropping a game in the second set, immediately hit back to take the impetus away from Rublev, who had stunned world number one Jannik Sinner en route to the final.
It marked Popyrin's third victory over a top-10 opponent at the tournament, while he also snapped Sebastian Korda's eight-match winning streak in the semi-finals.
Masters 1000 has a nice ring to it @AlexeiPopyrin99 claims the biggest title of his career with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Rublev. @OBNmontreal | #OBN24 pic.twitter.com/8j2g0xGCnc
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 13, 2024
Data Debrief: Popyrin ends Aussie wait
Popyrin became the first Australian since Lleyton Hewitt to win a Masters 1000 trophy.
That victory for Hewitt came at Indian Wells in 2003, when Popyrin was only three years old.
