Sinner, Djokovic and Alcaraz all skipped Montreal. Will top seed Alexander Zverev reach the final?
100% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
Alexander Zverev, the top seed at the 2026 National Bank Open in Montreal, was eliminated in the second round, losing to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4. The upset came in a tournament field thinned by the absences of Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, all of whom skipped the Montreal event, leaving Zverev as the highest-ranked player in the draw and a favorite to advance deep into the tournament.
According to reports from the ATP Tour and the National Bank Open's official website, Zverev won the opening set in a tiebreak before Griekspoor reversed momentum, taking the second set and closing out a decisive third set to complete the upset. The loss ended Zverev's tournament well short of the final, denying him the chance to capitalize on the reduced competition at the top of the draw.
Community prediction data on this question showed unanimous confidence in the opposite outcome. All recorded votes, a total of three, predicted that Zverev would reach the final, producing a 100 percent "yes" share. The actual outcome was recorded as No. As a result, the community was uniformly incorrect on this question, despite the favorable draw created by the withdrawals of three top-ranked players ahead of Zverev in the seedings.