Walton advances in straight sets at Montreal qualifying

Australian Adam Walton defeated Canada’s Justin Boulais 7-5, 7-6(4) in the first-round qualifying at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Montreal. Walton won both sets, completing the match in 2:00:35 and progressing with a 2-0 result. The Australian secured the opening set 7-5 before edging the second-set tiebreak 7-4, as reflected in the supplied scoreline. No other Australian players were listed for this event.