Alexei Popyrin stuns Andrey Rublev in Montreal Masters to end 21-year drought

  • Popyrin beat world No 6 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in Masters 1000 final
  • Australian claims third ATP Tour crown of his tennis career

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.

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