TORONTO — Second-seeded Taylor Fritz of the USA beat 6-foot-8 Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 on Friday evening within the third spherical of the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
“I assumed the gang was [very] good for me enjoying the final participant within the event from Canada,” Fritz stated. “I assumed it was going to be somewhat bit extra hostile. However I suppose everyone seems to be simply so good. I’ve handled rather a lot worse.”
Fritz arrange a fourth-round match within the hard-court occasion with Nineteenth-seeded Jiri Lehecka of Czechia. Lehecka beat Fifteenth-seeded Arthur Fils of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Fritz, 27, is No. 4 on this planet. He has 10 profession ATP Tour titles, profitable this 12 months on grass at Eastbourne and Stuttgart.
Within the late match, fourth-seeded Ben Shelton outlasted fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Shelton will face Thirteenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy.
Within the afternoon, sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia beat Lorenzo Sonego of Italy 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
“Within the second and third units, I used to be in a position to play extra aggressive, fewer errors,” Rublev stated. “Let’s examine what’s taking place subsequent, I am tremendous excited and motivated.”
Seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the USA edged Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to arrange a match with Washington winner Alex De Minaur of Australia. De Minaur superior when countryman Christopher O’Connell withdrew.
High-ranked Jannik Sinner, the 2023 winner, and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz skipped the hard-court occasion that ends Thursday. No. 5 Jack Draper and No. 6 Novak Djokovic are also absent.
