Miami Masters: Fritz beats Shapovalov, Rune next
Taylor Fritz beat Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday
Taylor Fritz (USA) celebrates after defeating Ben Shelton (USA) in their second round match in the 2023 BNP Paribas Open
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American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Miami Masters by beating Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 24 seed, 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Fritz, ranked No 10, will play Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, next.
The American won against wildcard Emilio Nava (6-4, 6-1) in the previous round of the Miami Open. Shapovalov, ranked No 30, defeated Argentinian Guido Pella (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
Miami Masters, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):
- Alex Molcan vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Gregoire Barrere
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Quentin Halys vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Cristian Garin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Karen Khachanov vs. Jiri Lehecka
- Casper Ruud vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jannik Sinner vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Taro Daniel
- Andrey Rublev (6) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (29): 6-1, 6-2
- Holger Rune beat Diego Schwartzman (31): 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (16) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20): 6-3, 7-5
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