Karen Khachanov rallied from 3-1 down in the final set tiebreaker to defeat top seed Alexander Zverev, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to reach the final of the ATP Toronto Masters.

Alexander Zverev reached his 21st Masters 1000 semi-final on Monday by ending the Canadian title defence of Alexei Popyrin 6-7 (8/10), 6-4, 6-3 at the ATP Toronto Masters."After losing the first set,

Zverev, the No. 1 seed because Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner skipped the event, is a -250 favorite to defeat Khachanov, who is looking for his first Masters 1000 title since 2018. Zverev owns a 5-2 advantage over Khachanov in their career head-to-head, and he is 3-1 against the Russian on outdoor hard surfaces.