Van de Zandschulp never managed to win the service game from the left-handed Briton in the one-sided match and gave up his service game four times. The Dutchman also noted no fewer than 24 unnecessary mistakes. The global number 25 has never played against the 26-year-old Briton, who last week was a finalist in Los Cabos in Mexico and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon a month ago.
For Van de Zandschulp it was only the first time that he was allowed to participate in Montreal. He now travels to Cincinnati, where another masters tournament will be held next week. He then participates in Winston-Salem, after which the last grand slam tournament of the year is on the program with the US Open. Last year, the Dutchman surprised in New York with a place in the quarterfinals.
Norrie now faces Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 (6) 6-4 in front of his own audience.