- World No 37 Kyrgios defeated Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-4 in Montreal
- Australian has won 14 of his last matches and now faces world No 1
Nick Kyrgios has set up a second-round blockbuster with world No 1 Daniil Medvedev as Australia’s tennis ace continued his promising US Open preparations in Montreal. Fresh from his historic singles-doubles title double in Washington on Sunday, the 27-year-old Kyrgios defeated Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-4 to extend his hard-court winning streak to seven matches.
However, after going 64 games unbroken in the American capital, Kyrgios finally had his sequence stopped at 67 when he dropped serve in the opening set on Wednesday. Kyrgios held a comfortable 5-1 lead in the opening set, but Baez fought back to 4-5 before dropping the set. The Aussie managed to staunch the bleeding and was ruthless with his groundstrokes in the second set as he regained control and sealed victory after 85 exhilarating minutes.