the canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna by defeating the American TaylorFritz, eighth seed, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 and met in the quarterfinals with the British Daniel Evans.
Taylor Fritz, the fourth favorite in the tournament, did not earn any second serve points in the first round where he committed as many as 12 unforced errors which the Canadian took advantage of.
These initial mistakes of the American, who is closing in the top 10 in the world ranking, materialized in a devastating 6-1 advantage for Shapovalov, nineteenth in the world ranking, where he served three times.
In the second set, Fritz showed character against the Canadian in an aggressive exchange of blows, where he took the initiative and managed to force a tiebreaker with a score of 6-4.
After 1 hour and 23 minutes of the match, pain in his right leg forced Fritz to stop for a few minutes, but he resumed the third set with apparent normality after receiving treatment.
Shapovalov edged Fritz in the final set 6-3, limiting his options going into the ATP Finalsin the absence of the Paris Masters 1000.
In the semifinals, the Canadian will face Daniel Evans, who swept Russian Karen Kachanov on Wednesday in the doubles 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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