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\n Fritz advances in Toronto, Wimbledon rematch looms next<\/p>\n
Tiafoe, De Minaur win; Tsitsipas & Felix upset<\/p>\n
July 31, 2025<\/p>\n
Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Taylor Fritz is attempting to complete the set of quarter-finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Taylor Fritz<\/a> was tested in his Toronto opener Wednesday, yet the 27-year-old edged Roberto Carballes Baena<\/a> 7-5, 7-6(1) to advance at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nThe first American top-two seed at an ATP Masters 1000 event since No. 1 Andy Roddick<\/a> in 2005 (Paris), Fritz has another stern challenger looming next. The World No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings will meet Gabriel Diallo<\/a>, the last Canadian in the Toronto draw, whom Fritz beat earlier this month at Wimbledon<\/a>. Fritz outlasted Diallo in a five-set thriller at the All England Club \u2014 a result which the 6\u20198\u201d home favourite will be eager to avenge on Friday.<\/p>\n \nFritz wavered at times against Carballes Baena, even surrendering his typically reliable serve while serving for the first set at 5-3 after a short rain stoppage. The Spaniard absorbed Fritz\u2019s firepower and tested the American’s consistency in lengthy rallies, but Carballes Baena blinked late in the second set, double faulting on break point while serving at 5-4.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing down that break, getting it back at 5-4 \u2014 30\/0 for him too \u2014 I played a really good point to get back in that and then I just grinded it out in the breaker,\u201d said a relieved Fritz. \u201cTough conditions all week here. I feel like even in practice, I\u2019ve had such a hard time just literally putting the ball in the court. Happy to get through that.\u201d<\/p>\n An 18-minute rain delay preceded the second-set tie-break, but then Fritz went into lockdown mode and struck the ball cleanly to avoid any late drama, advancing after two hours, 31 minutes.<\/p>\n \nNow 33-13 on the season, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index, Fritz is attempting to complete the set of quarter-finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 events. The 10-time tour-level titlist is seeking his second Masters 1000 crown (Indian Wells, 2022).<\/p>\n \nIn other action, Fritz\u2019s countryman Frances Tiafoe<\/a> rallied past Yosuke Watanuki<\/a> 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) to avenge his March Indian Wells loss to the Japanese player. <\/p>\n \nDespite Watanuki\u2019s barrage of 45 winners to Tiafoe\u2019s 19, the seventh seed held his nerve in crucial moments to advance. Watanuki, who won nine more points than Tiafoe, will rue his two-for-nine break point conversion rate. Tiafoe, a top-eight seed at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his career, now leads Watanuki 2-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \nChristopher O\u2019Connell<\/a> shocked 23rd seed and 2018 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a> 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. O\u2019Connell, who arrived in Toronto on a seven-match tour-level skid, is into the third round of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the second time (Miami, 2024). Tsitsipas, No. 29 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, is in danger of falling out of the Top 30 for the first time since July 2018.<\/p>\n \nAlejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> defeated Corentin Moutet<\/a> 6-4, 6-3. Davidovich Fokina is competing at a career-high No. 19 following his runner-up finish in Washington, D.C, where the Spaniard let slip three championship points to Alex de Minaur<\/a>. The Aussie De Minaur continued his Washington form by defeating Francisco Comesana<\/a> 6-4, 6-2. The 26-year-old reached the Toronto final in 2023.<\/p>\n \nHungarian Fabian Marozsan<\/a> spoiled the hopes of home favourite Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> with a 6-4, 6-4 victory amidst windy evening conditions. Marozsan crucially struck a second-serve ace down break point while serving for the match at 5-4 en route to closing out the contest.<\/p>\n \nArthur Fils<\/a> was back in action for the first time since aggravating a back injury at Roland Garros<\/a>. The 21-year-old Frenchman ousted 2022 champion Pablo Carreno Busta<\/a> 6-3, 6-4 to set a meeting with Jiri Lehecka<\/a>, who was a 7-6(2), 6-4 winner against Mackenzie McDonald<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch extended highlights from Wednesday’s action:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto Fritz advances in Toronto, Wimbledon rematch looms next Tiafoe, De Minaur win; Tsitsipas & Felix upset July…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-36103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}