After the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, the ball village will return to the tournaments of ATP Tour. At the end of August, the last Grand Slam of the year is the US Open will officially start. Therefore, the current players are attending the tournaments running on the hard ground.
Before the US Open took place, in August there will be two important tournaments in the Masters 1000 category. The first tournament is the Rogers Cup, also known as Canadian Open, held in Montreal and Toronto (Canada) from July 9 to July 16. This is the 140th year of the tournament.
Today 9/8, the first round of Rogers Cup will officially start. In this round, 16 players ranked seeds have not yet played. Therefore, one of the most notable matches is the competition between Ugo Humbert and Lorenzo Sonego. The two players will encounter each other at about 22:00 tonight.
This season, Humbert had a bad start. However, starting from the grass season, the French tennis player has improved the performance significantly. The most significant is the Halle Open championship. Recently, he also played quite well at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games when defeating the world No. 4 player Stefanos Tsitsipas and won tickets to the quarterfinals.
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On the other side of the battle line, Sonego is ranked 26 in the world. This is also the highest ranking in the career of the Italian tennis player. This season, he was quite good in winning 22 matches and lost 12 times, including the Cagliari Open championship.
In the past, Humbert and Sonego had never met. With a similar rank and performance, the two players will definitely bring the audience an attractive match in Toronto.
Predict the match results: Ugo Humbert 2-1 Lorenzo Sonego
Ugo Humbert vs Lorenzo Sonego
– Tournament: Rogers Cup 2021 – Round 1
– The yard: hard
– Time: About 22:00 on 9/8/2021
– Location: Toronto (Canada)
– Broadcast channel: K+PC
