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Reigning champion Rafael Nadal defeated British Columbia's Dan Evans at the Rogers Cup in Montreal 7-6 6-4 on Wednesday as Stefanos Titipas and John Isner fell in the second round.
Nadal, seeded in his first game since losing to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semifinal, was 5-2 in the half decisive before recovering in the first match against Evans, 53.
The Spaniard advanced 2-0 in the second set before the match was stopped due to rain and after the match resumed, Evans tied for 3-3, but Nadal regained confidence and settled the match. his favor.
The French Open champion said his departure was not perfect as he struggled to manage the pitch due to his frequent participation on the sand and grbad fields in recent months.
"After Wimbledon, the priority has always been a little less, because I played a lot during the clay season, and then the grbad," Nadal told reporters. "When you finish Wimbledon, your body relaxes a bit and you need a little time to recover."
"As I said before, the most important thing today is to win. I know that with the victories, other things will gradually improve. "
Nadal, who won four titles in Montreal but never maintained a title in his career, will face Argentine Guido Pia, who defeated Moldovan Radu Albot 6-3 2-6 7-6.
Hubert Hachach beat the Titipas, fifth in the world, 6-4 3-6 6-3 to win his fourth victory against a top-10 player this year.
The decisive moment came when Titipas had the chance to break his 4-3 serve in Group C.
Horcach fired a shot from Tebtebas, who was supposed to be on the way.
Titipas was outraged at not being able to request a review of the point as there was no system for watching the retransmission.
"It's nonsense – it's a championship for teachers."
Eisner did not take advantage of his chances of breaking the service and his usual rout was not good for the Chilean Christian Garin 6-3 6-4.
Garin plays against Daniel Medvedev, who crushed Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-0.
The clash of Canada between Felix Oger-Alyasim and Milos Raunic ended the withdrawal of the latter due to a back problem before the third set.
In the second round, Frenchman Richard Gasquet knocked out Japan's Kei Nishikori (6-7, 6-2, 6-4), fifth seed in Japan, ahead of Australia's John Millman 6-3, 6-4.
Second-seeded Dominic Tim, sixth seed Karen Khchanov, and Frenchman Gael Monfils also reached the last 16.
The seventh-ranked Italian Fabio Funini finished the night with a 7-6 6-3 win over American Tommy Paul.
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