MONTREAL — Olympic doubles bronze medalists Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul received their opening singles matches Wednesday within the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
The ninth-seeded Fritz beat Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 and the Tenth-seeded Paul topped Luciano Darderi of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (2).
“It was a stable match,” Fritz stated. “I really feel like the extent, most likely from each of us, went up a bit within the second set. We began taking part in longer factors.”
Fritz will face American Sebastian Korda within the second spherical. Coming off his second ATP Tour title Sunday evening in Washington, Korda led Vasek Pospisil 2-1 in an evening match when the Canadian retired due to a again harm.
Fellow Individuals Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima additionally superior, with qualifier Nakashima set to face Paul within the second spherical.
Shelton, seeded eleventh, edged doubles associate Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, and Nakashima beat Canadian wild-card Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5.
“I believe the consistency in my tennis is bettering each week,” Shelton stated. “I am feeling increasingly more comfy. I am beginning to really feel extra comfy on the courtroom towards guys that I’ve had a variety of hassle with earlier than.”
Flavio Cobolli of Italy, coming off a loss to Korda on Sunday within the DC Open last, beat 14th-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-3, 6-2.
