Toronto-The second seeded Taylor Fritz in the United States beaten 6 feet 8 inches Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 Friday evening in the third round of the National Bank Open.
“I thought the crowd was [very] Well for me, I play the latest player in the Canada Tournament, “said Fritz.” I thought it was going to be a little more hostile. But I guess everyone is so nice. I treated with much worse. “”
Fritz organized a fourth round match in the Territoire event with the 19th seeded Jiri Lehecka de Cchea. Lehecka beat the 15th and the Arthur films of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Fritz, 27, is n ° 4 in the world. He has 10 career titles in ATP Tour, winning this year on Grass in Eastbourne and Stuttgart.
In the late match, Ben Shelton survived the fourth seeded, his American compatriot Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Shelton will face Flavio Cobolli from the 13th seeded from Italy.
In the afternoon, Andrey Rublev, sixth seeded, beat Lorenzo Sonego from Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
“In the second and third sets, I was able to play more aggressive and fewer errors,” said Rublev. “Let’s see what’s going on, I am super excited and motivated.”
The seventh head of Frances Tiafoe from the United States has ahead of Aleksandar Vukic from Australia 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to organize a match with Washington winner Alex de Minaur d’Australia. De Minaur has advanced when the Countryman Christopher O’Connell withdrew.
Jannik Sinner, the winner in 2023, and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz jumped the territory event which ends on Thursday. N ° 5 Jack Draper and Novak Djokovic n ° 6 are also absent.
