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Stan Wawrinka Attempt His comeback season on track as the three-time major champion lost to Emil Ruusuvori 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the rain-delayed opening round of the Canadian Open in Montreal. Wawrinka, 37, missed the clay, grass and hard-court seasons last year following surgery on his left foot before returning in March. Since then, they have suffered many first-round eliminations.
The former world No. 3 Swiss played solid tennis, but in the match he was unable to beat hard-court specialist Rusvuori, who thrashed a forehand winner on points. .
Next up for Ruusuvori is a second round matchup against Hubert Hurkacz. The Finn scored the biggest win of his career last week in Washington.
Karen Khachanov came out victorious in his sloppy three-set match against Francisco Cerundro. The match had a total of 110 unforced his errors, but only 45 were the winners.
The Russian player has performed well in tournaments in the past, reaching the semi-finals in 2018 and he in 2019.
In other first-round action, 21-year-old American Jenson Brooksby made a quick play. Alexander Bublik won his 6-2 6-3 victory, while Slovakia's Alex Molcan beat Mackenzie McDonald his 7-6 (1) 6-4.
Heavy rain delayed the start of the Masters 1000 tournament by several hours, and Andy Murray's much-anticipated first-round match against Taylor his Fritz was postponed to Tuesday.
(Reporting by Lori Carroll, Los Angeles; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
