Tennis: Rafael Nadal has spoken of his pride over Carlos Alcaraz's win at Wimbledon, after securing his own doubles victory with Casper Ruud at the Swedish Open.
Rafa proud of Alcaraz's Wimbledon win | 01:03In a breakthrough week, Olympian Alexei Popyrin will bid to become the first Australian man in 21 years to win a Masters Series tournament when he faces Andrey Rublev in the final of the Canadian Open.
After defeating world No.6 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-6 7-5 on Sunday morning, Popyrin returned to the court to topple Seb Korda, who won in Washington last week, 7-6 6-3 in his second match for the day.“Sometimes you have to pat yourself on the back and I think I will do that tonight, but tomorrow it is all hands on deck and back to work.
Popyrin will pocket at least $871,000 regardless of how he fares against Rublev and almost $1.6 million if he is able to beat the world No.8 for the second time in succession after a win over the Russian star in April. Popyrin, meanwhile, is starting to deliver on the promise he displayed as a teenager as he seeks to end a drought at Masters level for Australians dating back to Lleyton Hewitt’s successful defence of the Indian Wells title in 2003.
A winner of an ATP Tour title in Umag last year, he cut a desolate figure after losing to compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis in a thrilling five set match at Roland Garros in May as he lamented another lost opportunity on a big stage.
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