Kyrgios upset, Querrey wins in Toronto

Philip Bester was the lone Canadian to advance past the first round of qualifying on Saturday at the Rogers Cup.

Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, returns the ball to Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, during men’s first round Rogers Cup tennis action in Toronto on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Playing at the Toronto Masters. the 11th seed was expected to easily see off 17-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov, ranked number 370 in the world and without a main draw win in his career.

“I didn’t expect to win”.

Backed by a hometown crowd, the Richmond Hill, Ontario, native took advantage of world No. 19 Kyrgios’s unforced errors on a handsome evening that featured a light breeze at Aviva Centre.

Well it didn’t go according to plan with the teen shocking the Australian 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-3.

Kyrgios’ defeat was balanced by success for compatriot Bernard Tomic, as the 12th seed beat Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia 6-4, 7-6 (7-0).

Shapovalov next faces Grigor Dimitrov, after the Bulgarian flirted with an early exit but rallied in the nick of time to beat Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in two and a half hours.

“I think the atmosphere really carried me forward today”, said Shapovalov. Both players saved 8 out of 10 break points but it all came down to that crucial break in the second game of the third set that gave the victory to the youngster.

On Monday, he showed precisely why, pumping his first upon blowing away his error-prone competitor in the opening-set tiebreak and letting out an even bigger roar after sealing the match with a cross-court forehand victor.

“I’m just trying to roll with it”, Polansky said.

“I know what it feels like to come off one of your biggest junior results and then play in one of your home tournaments”. When Kyrgios managed to break his opponent in the second game of the second set – the first break of the match – it felt more like luck than skill, and the Canadian simply got right back on his horse and took away Kyrgios’ serve the next game.

Kyrgios’ 13 aces – one of which saw the racquet fly out of his hand – were outnumbered by 18 double-faults and his frustration led to him sitting in the corner of the court during the final changeover of the match.

Shapovalov, who wore an nearly identical kit to Kyrgios minus his white ball cap, carried that momentum into the second set.