Hurkacz, Fritz, Korda forced to wait, Montreal Thursday evening play cancelled

Thursday evening action at the Omnium Banque National présenté par Rogers in Montreal has been cancelled due to rain.

A trio of second-round matches will be moved to Friday, including fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz’s meeting with Thanasi Kokkinakis and the all-American clash between Taylor Fritz and Sebastian Korda. Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech led Flavio Cobolli 3-0, 15/15 with the Italian serving when play was suspended.

Hurkacz and Kokkinakis warmed up for their fourth Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting, but rain fell just as they were about to begin the match at 6 p.m. local time. Players briefly waited courtside before heading to the locker room. Thursday’s evening session was called off just after 10 p.m.

Hurkacz, who is set to compete for the first time since knee surgery post-Wimbledon, gave a ballkid an unforgettable memory when he invited him to share an umbrella. The World No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings asked the ballkid questions such as, 'Do you play tennis? Do you play any tournaments?'

This year's tournament started one day later than normal on Tuesday due to the Olympics. The final is scheduled for Monday.