Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled off the biggest upset of the Rogers Cup on Thursday. He defeated former World No. 1 and reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3. With this, he reached his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final. This victory is yet another achievement in a season full of breakthroughs for the Greek teenager. The 19-year old is currently second in the ATP Race To Milan [https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/race-to-milan]. This is a far cry from 2017 where Tsitsipas did not even own a tour-level match win. But now, Tsitsipas has entered his seventh ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season. Even his win over Serbia’s Djokovic was not pulled out of a hat. In the second round, Tsitsipas took a top 10 scalp, with the unfortunate victim being Dominic Thiem. Tsitsipas will now have to face either second seed Alexander Zverev or Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev. However, in the Head to Head department, Tsitsipas trails both players 0-1 so he has his work cut out. Tsitsipas lost to Zverev last week in Washington, D.C. in the semifinal. Djokovic [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/jokeree-3-300x170.jpg]Novak Djokovic One can be forgiven for thinking that Djokovic played poorly, but that wasn’t the case. Tsitsipas competed with a clear confidence on Centre Court. The Serbian took advantage of some tight errors from his younger opponent at the end of the second set to force a decider. But Tsitsipas broke in his first return game of the third set and never looked back. Many teenagers would show nerves when serving out a match against one of the greatest returners in tennis history, but Tsitsipas showed no fear. He earned his first match point with a cross-court forehand winner and clinched his two-hour, 18-minute victory with another one, dropping his racquet to the court with joy. Djokovic was trying to continue the momentum he had built with his Wimbledon title after also reaching the final at the Fever-Tree Championships. The Serbian is now 26-10 this season. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/StefanosTsitsipasBNPParibasOpenDay6Li1bEdLblaal-300x212.jpg]Stefanos Tsitsipas 

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latter entered the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup

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<h2><strong>History </strong></h2>
The Canadian Open or Rogers Cup is the third oldest tennis tournaments on the ATP Tour. Of the major tournaments, only Wimbledon Championships and the US Open have been longer. The men's event started in 1881 at the Toronto Lawn tennis Club and the women's tournament started in 1892. The tournament was first played in clay until 1979 when it shifted permanently to hard courts. The event became a part of the US Open Series, in the build-up to the US Open Grand Slam in 2004. The event is played alternately in Montreal and Toronto from year to year. Since 1980 in odd-numbered years the men's tournament is held in Montreal. On the other hand, the women's event is held in Toronto, and vice versa in even-numbered years.

The Rogers Cup 2019 was the 130th edition of the tournament. The 2020 edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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<h2><strong>Records</strong></h2>
The most successful player in the Open era of the Montreal Open is Ivan Lendl. The Czech-American won six titles in Canada. He also reached nine finals at the Montreal Open. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are not far behind winning five and four titles each.

On the women's side of the game, Monica Seles and Chris Evert are the most successful players with both the players tied on four Canadian Open titles each.

The youngest singles champion was Frank Parker at the age of 16 years, 5 months, and 25 days. While the oldest champion, James F. Foulkes bagged the title at the age of 38 years, 3 months, and 23 days.
<h2>Current champions (2019)</h2>
Men's singles - Rafael Nadal

Women's singles - Bianca Andreescu

Men's doubles - Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos

Women's doubles - Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova
<h2>Rogers Cup 2020</h2>
The 2020 WTA and ATP events were scheduled from 8-16 August 2020.

The WTA event was the first to be canceled as the announcement came in April itself. The ATP event was still scheduled to go on, but that event was canceled as well in June.
<h2>Rogers Cup 2021</h2>
The ATP event will be held in Toronto in 2021, while the WTA event will be held in Montreal. This is because of the rotation policy.

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<td width="301"><strong>Current Prize Money</strong></td>
<td width="301">US$6,338,885 (men's), $2,830,00 (women's)</td>
</tr>
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<td width="301"><strong>Number of Entries (Main Draw)</strong></td>
<td width="301">56</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="301"><strong>Number of Entries (Qualifying)</strong></td>
<td width="301">24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="301"><strong>Number of Seeds       </strong></td>
<td width="301">16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="301"><strong>Court Type</strong></td>
<td width="301">Hard</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Rogers Cup

History  The Canadian Open or Rogers Cup is the third oldest tennis tournaments on the ATP Tour. Of the major tournaments, only Wimbledon Championships and the US Open have been longer. The men&#8217;s event started in 1881 at the Toronto Lawn tennis Club and the women&#8217;s tournament started in 1892. The tournament was first played in clay until 1979 when it shifted permanently to hard courts. The event became a part of the US Open Series, in the build-up to the US Open Grand Slam in 2004. The event is played alternately in Montreal and Toronto from year to year. Since 1980 in odd-numbered years the men&#8217;s tournament is held in Montreal. On the other hand, the women&#8217;s event is held in Toronto, and vice versa in even-numbered years. The Rogers Cup 2019 was the 130th edition of the tournament. The 2020 edition was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Records The most successful player in the Open era of the Montreal Open is Ivan Lendl. The Czech-American won six titles in Canada. He also reached nine finals at the Montreal Open. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are not far behind winning five and four titles each. On the women&#8217;s side of the game, Monica Seles and Chris Evert are the most successful players with both the players tied on four Canadian Open titles each. The youngest singles champion was Frank Parker at the age of 16 years, 5 months, and 25 days. While the oldest champion, James F. Foulkes bagged the title at the age of 38 years, 3 months, and 23 days. Current champions (2019) Men&#8217;s singles &#8211; Rafael Nadal Women&#8217;s singles &#8211; Bianca Andreescu Men&#8217;s doubles &#8211; Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos Women&#8217;s doubles &#8211; Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova Rogers Cup 2020 The 2020 WTA and ATP events were scheduled from 8-16 August 2020. The WTA event was the first to be canceled as the announcement came in April itself. The ATP event was still scheduled to go on, but that event was canceled as well in June. Rogers Cup 2021 The ATP event will be held in Toronto in 2021, while the WTA event will be held in Montreal. This is because of the rotation policy.   Current Prize Money US$6,338,885 (men&#8217;s), $2,830,00 (women&#8217;s)  Number of Entries (Main Draw) 56  Number of Entries (Qualifying) 24  Number of Seeds        16  Court Type Hard

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