Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic learned the identities of their second-round opponents on Monday after first-round matches at the ATP Montreal Masters tournament.
Top seed Djokovic will start after the bye given to the leading eight seeds when he faces Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci, who worked for two and three-quarter hours to defeat Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4).
Djokovic, who has not touched a racquet since beating Roger Federer for the Wimbledon title a month ago, will start in Canada with a 48-3 record that includes six titles in 2015, including the Australian Open crown.
Murray, seeded second and champion in 2010 and 2011, warmed up for his singles start by reaching the doubles second round alongside India’s 42-year-old Leander Paes.
The one-off pairing beat Kevin Anderson and Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-1 as Murray began finding his feet on the hardcourts after an opening singles loss last week in Washington to Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili.
In singles, the Scot will face Spaniard Tommy Robredo, a winner over compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a battle of 33-year-olds.
