National Bank Open 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day 3 finally felt more like a Masters 1000 with seeds that went into battle, which means that the National Bank Open rose in quality.

Most of the best names came without significant problems, although a couple of surprise outputs added some spice to an otherwise predictable round.

Top seeds Alexander Zverev opened his campaign with a spotted but effective victory over Adam Walton, while Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune also advanced with straight victories

The biggest headline belonged to the 18-year-old student Tien, who stunned the home favorite and Los Cabos champion, Denis Shapovalov, in straight sets, showed Poise and tactical maturity in addition to his year.

Reilly Opelka served past Tomas Machac in a three-set tiebreak party, Casper Ruud looked Bunnsolid in his return from injury, and Francisco Cerundolo survived a narrow dog fighter with Jaume Munar during today’s longest match.

Throw in an upset victory for Tomas Martin Etcheverry over the 24th seed Tallon Griekspoor and a pure performance from Musetti, and things are finally starting to resemble the elite level tournament we were promised.

Here is a complete summary of the results from Toronto’s day 3.

Day Three Canadian Open 2025 round of 64 results

Key matches

Alexander Zverev (1) Def. Adam Walton, 7-6 (6), 6-4

Top seeds Alexander Zverev shook off the rust from his Wimbledon first round with a hard-fought 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Australian Adam Walton in 1 hour 42 minutes.

A 52-shot rally at 5/5 in the first set of tiebreak was the turning point, with Zverev’s baseline that served a stock exchange and varying speed.

His first serving was almost unmatched (93% points won after the 1st server), but I still think his ground game is vulnerable and a wobble when he served for the match at 5-3 tested his nerve.

Teacher Tien Def. Denis Shapovalov (22), 7-6 (4), 7-5

Teacher Tien broke Canadian hearts and went out the home favorite Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (4), 7-5 on an hour of 34 minutes all -lefty Slugfest.

Tien is a very tricky customer and gives very little away and rally from 4-5 down in the second set when Shapovalov vacated while he served for it.

Tiens relentless baseline games and clutch return (won 40% of Shapovalov’s service points) sealed their first third round of a Masters 1000, and Shapovalov’s texture shows no signs of improvement.

Ruud Casper (8) defensive. Roman Safiillin, 6-3, 6-3

Eighth seed Casper Ruud cruised past Roman Safulin 6-3, 6-3 in a fast 1-hour, 20-minute meeting. Ruud has not played much of late after his knee injury, but the Norwegian top spin-heavy game overwhelmed Safiullin, who struggled to counteract Ruud’s advance on the fast Toronto courts.

Ruud converted 4 out of 5 break points and won 73% of first serving points to put a showdown with Nuno Borges.

Reilly Opelka Def. Tomas Machac (16), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3

American Reilly Opelka, 2021 The Toronto finalist, released 24 ESS to surpass 16th seed Tomas Machac 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in 2 hours, 20 minutes. Opelka’s monstrous serve dominated the fast courts and won 86% of first serving points and although Machac’s cunning return forced a third set. Opelka’s forehand found his mark in the decision and broke Machac’s determination.

Holger Rune (5) Def. Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard, 7-6 (7), 6-3

Fifth Seeds Holger Rune flipped the script at 6’8 “Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, and served the large striking Frenchman 7-6 (7), 6-3 in 76 minutes.

Rune fired 12 aces to Mpetshi Perricards 7, did not meet a breaking point and won 87% of the first serving points. Does the work with Agassi pay?

Francisco Cerundolo (14) Def. Jaume Munar, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4

14th seed Francisco Cerundolo survived a 2-hour, 58-minute marathon against Jaume Munar and won 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4. Cerundolo’s attacking Flair went out Munar’s grinding style, with the Argentine converting 3/6 breaking points compared to Munars 3 out of 13.

The fast courts favored his effective advance, although Munar’s resilience forced a decision before the Argentine came through 6-4 in the third.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry Def. Tallon Griekspoor (24), 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry upset 24th Seed Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-6 (4). Etcheverry broke early in the first set and dominated the second set of tiebreak with exact return (won 40% of Griekspoor service points). His 69% first serve victory held Griekspoor in the fourth.

Highlights

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