Alexei Popyrin def. Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-3 — Canadian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Alexei Popyrin defeated Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-3 in the R64 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Not once in nine return games did Raphael Collignon so much as reach break point. A 60 percent favorite with the betting market after beating Popyrin at Halle in June, their only prior meeting on record, the No. 32 seed dropped serve three times while Alexei Popyrin held all nine service games and won 84 percent of first-serve points. Popyrin converted 3 of 9 break points — one of them for 2-1 in game 3 of the second set — and closed on a second match point, 74 minutes in. For the Australian, who turned 27 on match day after arriving at the Canadian Open on a five-match slide, it's a first run of back-to-back wins since Geneva in May.

Match stats

Raphael Collignon: 7 aces, 12 winners, 58% first serves, 2 double faults. Alexei Popyrin: 10 aces, 24 winners, 65% first serves, 3 double faults, 3/9 break points.

Profiles: Raphael Collignon · Alexei Popyrin — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Raphael Collignon and Alexei Popyrin have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Halle Open 2026 R32 — Raphael Collignon won 6-4, 6-2