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Rublev, Popyrin advance to NBO men's final in Montreal

Andrey Rublev of Russia waited out a rain delay and then dispatched Matteo Arnaldi of Italy on Sunday to advance to the men's singles final of the National Bank Open at IGA Stadium.

Rublev defeated Arnaldi 6-4, 6-2 in match that took 78 minutes to play. He'll play Australia's Alexei Popyrin in Monday's final.

Popyrin bounced Sebastian Korda of the United States 7-6, 6-3 in Sunday's second semifinal following a pair of upsets. 

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      Korda, ranked 18th in the world, defeated tournament No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4 in Sunday's quarterfinals.

      The 62nd-ranked Popyrin toppled No. 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

      The tournament is behind schedule after remnants of tropical storm Debby rained out the entire session Friday.

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