Fritz eliminates the last Canadian in Toronto; Rublev and Shelton advance

In an exciting tennis match in Toronto, American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, achieved a resounding victory over Canadian Gabriel Diallo in the third round of the National Bank Open.

Fritz advances with solidity

Fritz prevailed with a score of 6-4 and 6-2, demonstrating his superiority on the court. After the match, Fritz commented on the atmosphere: “I thought the audience was very kind to me, playing against the last Canadian player in the tournament.”

I thought the crowd was very kind to me, playing against the last Canadian player in the tournament.

Taylor Fritz

With this victory, Fritz secures a place in the fourth round, where he will face Czech Jiri Lehecka, who defeated Arthur Fils in a disputed match. Fritz, currently number 4 in the world, has 10 ATP Tour titles in his career, including victories this year in Eastbourne and Stuttgart.

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In other matches, Ben Shelton defeated Brandon Nakashima in an intense duel that was decided in three sets, with partials of 6-7 (8), 6-2 and 7-6 (5). Shelton will now face Flavio Cobolli. Andrey Rublev also achieved a victory against Lorenzo Sonego, with a score of 5-7, 6-4 and 6-3. Rublev expressed his enthusiasm after the match: “In the second and third set, I was able to play more aggressively, with fewer errors. Let’s see what happens next, I am super excited and motivated”. Frances Tiafoe defeated Aleksandar Vukic in a match that went to three sets, with a final score of 6-3, 4-6, and 6-3. Tiafoe will face Alex De Minaur in his next match. It is worth noting the absence of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, as well as Jack Draper and Novak Djokovic, in this tournament.