# Zverev, Auger-Aliassime and Medvedev exit Montreal Masters 2026-08-06T04:19:59+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Top seed Alexander Zverev and Montreal native Felix Auger-Aliassime both exited the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday within a few hours of each other, NDTV Sports reported, removing the tournament's top two seeds from the draw. Zverev, this year's French Open champion and Wimbledon runner-up, lost in the second round to Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, calling it one of his worst matches of the season. Auger-Aliassime withdrew before his scheduled match after injuring his back in training two days earlier, saying he could not serve properly when he tried to warm up. Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 champion, was also eliminated, losing 6-3, 7-6 to fellow Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp and missing out on his 100th career win at Masters level after committing 40 unforced errors. World number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic had already been absent from the tournament before it began, and defending champion Ben Shelton advanced with a comeback win over Jenson Brooksby. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The report attributes the three exits to specific, checkable causes, an on-court upset for Zverev, a training injury for Auger-Aliassime and a straightforward loss for Medvedev, rather than treating them as one undifferentiated upset story, which limits how much can be read into the top seeds falling together. Seeding reflects ranking, not form on a given day, and the report itself quotes Zverev attributing his loss to poor play rather than his opponent's strength alone. With Sinner and Djokovic already absent, the tournament's remaining draw was already unusually open before these three exits. Whether Shelton or another lower seed goes on to win the title, opened up by these results, is the concrete outcome still to be confirmed. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com Tags: Alexander Zverev, Montreal Masters Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/zverev-felix-auger-aliassime-and-medvedev-exit-montreal-masters/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/zverev-felix-auger-aliassime-and-medvedev-exit-montreal-masters/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.