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Alexei Popyrin has continued his giant-killing run to become the first Australian in more than two decades to capture a Masters 1000 crown with a thunderous final triumph in Montreal. Mixing sublime touch with ferocious firepower, Popyrin out-gunned volatile Russian world No.6 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in one hour 29 minutes to land the third — and biggest — ATP Tour title of his career on Tuesday.
But in making a superb transition from clay to hard courts, the lowest-ranked Montreal finalist since Harel Levy in 2000 displayed few signs of nerves under the bright lights on Court Central. Rublev had ousted top-seeded Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals and was chasing a 17th career title of his own. But it was Popyrin the underdog who set the tone with a blazing start. He opened the match with a scorching forehand return winner and broke Rublev to love.
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