Sela ousted by Anderson in Montreal 1st round

Israel’s Dudi Sela was knocked out in the first round of the Montreal Masters on Tuesday, losing 6-3, 7-6 (1) to South African Kevin Anderson.

Sela, ranked No. 77 in the world, came through two rounds of qualifies to reach the main draw, but couldn’t overcome in-form Anderson (32), who reached the final of the Citi Open in Washington earlier this week.

Meanwhile, Argentinean Jew Diego Schwartzman provided the day’s biggest upset at the Rogers Cup when he took down third seed Dominic Thiem in a nearly three-hour battle on Tuesday.

Schwartzman climbed out of a 5-2 deficit in the decisive set, repeatedly escaping trouble, to win five straight games and pull off the victory 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5.

Schwartzman had defeated 16th ranked Roberto Bautista Agut earlier in the year and pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets at the French Open, but his win over Thiem is his biggest win of the season. Thiem made eight double faults in the loss. Earlier, American Sam Querrey overcame a sluggish start to defeat Frenchman Vincent Millot 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

Emerging Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who was born in Israel before his parents migrated to Canada, defeated Brazilian Rogerio Dutra da Silva 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4 in a thriller.

Backed by a home crowd that included Canadian NHL Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, the 18-year-old staved off four match points in the second set before taking it in a tie breaker.

“The fans really carried me. It was so fun to be out there on the court, it was so loud and energetic,” Shapovalov said. “It’s a huge win. It gives me a lot of confidence and a