Rolex Shanghai Masters—Shanghai, China
Fritz, Dimitrov and Tiafoe Reach Third Round of Shanghai Masters
Monday’s action at the Rolex Shanghai Masters featured US Open finalist Taylor Fritz reaching the third round after defeating Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(5).
Needing two hours and two minutes to advance, Fritz used his powerful serve and groundstrokes to create 26 winners and six aces. The 26-year-old will next face Yosuke Watanuki for a shot at advancing to the round of 16.
Watanuki defeated No. 32 seed Brandon Nakashima earlier in the event.
Elsewhere, entertaining American Frances Tiafoe picked up a much-needed win on Monday, dismissing wildcard Yi Zhou 6-2, 6-4.
Recently advancing to the semifinals of the US Open, Tiafoe will be hoping for a strong end to the season as he prepares for 2025.
Other results on the day included No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov and No. 12 seed Holger Rune reaching the round of 32.
The heavy rain all week pushed a slew of matches indoors, and the conditions did not favour the seeded players.
David Goffin defeated No. 15 seed Lorenzo Musetti 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, Roman Safiullin ousted No. 23 seed Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-2, Marcos Giron upset No. 24 seed Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3 and Tallon Griekspoor dispatched No. Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-2.
Tuesday’s schedule in Shanghai will feature No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev, No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz.
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Dongfeng Voyah, Wuhan Open—Wuhan, China
Monday’s action at the 1000 level event in Wuhan, China featured Canadian Leylah Fernandez posting an impressive upset victory, defeating No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3.
Needing two hours and 40 minutes to advance, Fernandez hit seven aces, won 79 percent of her first serve points and broke serve on seven occasions.
The 22-year-old will next face Karolina Muchova or Moyuka Uchijima.
Other winners on the day included No. 9 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Xinyu Wang, Bernarda Pera, Yue Yuan, Anastasia Potapova and Hailey Baptiste.
Tuesday’s schedule will include No. 12 seed Marta Kostyuk, Sofia Kenin and Amanda Anisamova.
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