National Bank Open 2025 Day 6 Recap

Day 6 in Toronto delivered one of the crucial entertaining periods of the week, with followers handled to some tightly contested battles.

Ben Shelton headlined the motion with a gutsy win over American rival Brandon Nakashima, needing 5 match factors and a third-set tiebreak to get it executed. The 4th seed’s explosive shotmaking got here by means of when it mattered most, pushing him into his third Masters 1000 spherical of 16 this season.

Taylor Fritz, in the meantime, put in his cleanest efficiency of the match, dispatching Canadian Gabriel Diallo with minimal fuss.

Elsewhere, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina saved up his sizzling summer time type, brushing apart Jakub Mensik regardless of grumbling about an early begin time.

Andrey Rublev dug deep to outlast Lorenzo Sonego, turning round a first-set loss with improved depth and management.

Alex de Minaur additionally superior with out swinging his racket after countryman Christopher O’Connell withdrew with a again problem.

With a lot of the prime seeds nonetheless within the combine, the match now heads into an intriguing spherical of 16 tomorrow that includes matchups like Zverev vs. Cerundolo and a battle of younger Individuals between Michelsen and Tien.

Right here’s every part that went down on Day 6 of the Nationwide Financial institution Open.

Day Six Canadian Open 2025 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Frances Tiafoe (7)
Aleksandar Vukic
6-3 4-6 6-3

Alex de Minaur (9)
Christopher O’Connell
Walkover

Flavio Cobolli (13)
Fabian Marozsan
6-2 4-6 6-3

Ben Shelton (4)
Brandon Nakashima (25)
6-7(8) 6-2 7-6(5)

Andrey Rublev (6)
Lorenzo Sonego (28)
5-7 6-4 6-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20)
Jakub Mensik (12)
6-2 6-4

Jiri Lehecka (19)
Arthur Fils (15)
3-6 6-3 6-4

Taylor Fritz (2)
Gabriel Diallo (27)
6-4 6-2

Key Matches

Taylor Fritz def. Gabriel Diallo, 6-4, 6-2

Taylor Fritz shut down any hopes of a Wimbledon repeat, cruising previous Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 in simply 75 minutes on the Nationwide Financial institution Open.

The second seed regarded far sharper than in his gritty opener, the place he struggled to seek out the court docket.

Fritz broke Diallo’s serve to like within the first sport and once more at 1-1 within the second set, overcoming a 0/40 deficit with dominant forehand play.

Subsequent up: Jiri Lehecka, whom he leads 3-0 of their head-to-head, although they haven’t clashed since 2023.

Jiri Lehecka def. Arthur Fils, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Jiri Lehecka battled again to oust fifteenth seed Arthur Fils 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, reserving a third-round spot on the Nationwide Financial institution Open.

The Nineteenth-seeded Czech rallied from a set down, leaning on his baseline consistency to outlast the Frenchman’s aggression, who struggled with a blister on his foot.

Fils had dispatched Carreno Busta within the first spherical, however I nonetheless assume he’s a manner off his greatest tennis after his again damage.

Ben Shelton def. Brandon Nakashima, 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6(5)

Ben Shelton gutted out a 6-7(8), 6-2, 7-6(5) thriller towards Brandon Nakashima, conserving his good 5-0 head-to-head report intact.

The fourth seed wanted 5 match factors, together with a clutch ace within the third-set tiebreak, to seal the two-hour, 36-minute battle.

Shelton had squandered two match factors at 5-4 and confronted strain within the decider, however stayed resilient, and he appears to have the psychological edge over Nakashima with the right H2H report.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina def. Jakub Mensik, 6-2, 6-4

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina notched up his twentieth hard-court win of 2025, dispatching Jakub Mensik 6-2, 6-4.

Fokina had been on Instagram voicing his distaste at having to play at 11 am, however he confirmed no indicators of fatigue, and after making the ultimate in Washington, he’s backed up his type in Toronto, rising to 18 within the reside rankings.

Andrey Rublev def. Lorenzo Sonego, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Andrey Rublev rallied previous Lorenzo Sonego 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, marking his first back-to-back wins at this stage in a 12 months.

The sixth seed, who fell to Sonego in Barcelona earlier this season, turned the tables with sharper aggression and fewer errors within the ultimate two units.

Contemplating the weaker subject in Toronto, it’s the type of alternative he must seize a second Masters 1000 title.

Highlights

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