Alexei Popyrin has celebrated turning 27 by booking his place in the Montreal Masters' round of 32 for the third year running. The shock 2024 champion progressed in just 76 minutes, beating the 32nd-seeded Belgian Raphael Collignon 6-4 6-3 on Wednesday (Thursday AEST). Alexei Popyrin hit 24 winners on his way to another victory in Montreal. Joint, the 20-year-old Michigan-born world No.69, won 6-4 6-4 to set up a clash with Russian Liudmila Samsonova. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAfter dropping serve to trail 3-1 in the first set, Joint won five of the next six games to take it in 45 minutes.