Rolex Shanghai Masters—Shanghai, China
Fritz, Dimitrov and Tiafoe Attain Third Spherical of Shanghai Masters
Monday’s motion on the Rolex Shanghai Masters featured US Open finalist Taylor Fritz reaching the third spherical after defeating Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(5).
Needing two hours and two minutes to advance, Fritz used his highly effective serve and groundstrokes to create 26 winners and 6 aces. The 26-year-old will subsequent face Yosuke Watanuki for a shot at advancing to the spherical of 16.
Watanuki defeated No. 32 seed Brandon Nakashima earlier within the occasion.
Elsewhere, entertaining American Frances Tiafoe picked up a much-needed win on Monday, dismissing wildcard Yi Zhou 6-2, 6-4.
Not too long ago advancing to the semifinals of the US Open, Tiafoe shall be hoping for a robust finish to the season as he prepares for 2025.
Different outcomes on the day included No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov and No. 12 seed Holger Rune reaching the spherical of 32.
The heavy rain all week pushed a slew of matches indoors, and the circumstances didn’t favour the seeded gamers.
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 characteristic 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 motion on the 1000 degree occasion in Wuhan, China featured Canadian Leylah Fernandez posting a powerful 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, received 79 p.c of her first serve factors and broke serve on seven events.
The 22-year-old will subsequent face Karolina Muchova or Moyuka Uchijima.
Different 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 embody No. 12 seed Marta Kostyuk, Sofia Kenin and Amanda Anisamova.
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