Federer plays first post-Wimbledon match on Wednesday

Swiss ace gets first-round bye in Montreal hardcourt event

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 19:09

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Montreal: Roger Federer will play his first match since winning his 19th Grand Slam title last month at Wimbledon next Wednesday at Montreal, ATP Rogers Cup organisers said on Friday.

The 35-year-old Swiss has a first-round bye in the Canadian hardcourt event, his first tuneup for the US Open, which begins August 28 in New York.

Federer’s first foe since claiming his eighth Wimbledon crown will be the winner of a first-round match between Canadians Vasek Pospisil and Peter Polansky, according to the draw made Friday.

For the first time since 2011 in Monte Carlo, top-ranked French Open winner Rafael Nadal and second-ranked Federer, who also won this year’s Australian Open, find themselves at opposite ends of a draw as top seeds.

Nadal’s first match will be against either Croatian Borna Coric or a qualifier.

Switzerland's Roger Federer, left, holds the winners trophy alongside Croatia's Marin Cilic with the runners up plate, after the Men's Singles final match on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip sit in the Royal Box for the Men's Singles final match between Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Croatia’s Marin Cilic on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017.

Switzerland's Roger Federer returns against Croatia's Marin Cilic during their men's singles final match on the last day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 16, 2017.

Croatia's Marin Cilic returns against Switzerland's Roger Federer returns during their men's singles final match on the last day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 16, 2017.

Switzerland's Roger Federer (L) and Croatia's Marin Cilic pose on court ahead of their men's singles final match on the last day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 16, 2017.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer speaks after his victory in the men’s singles during a photo call atThe All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England on Monday.

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