Defending champion Taylor Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2 within the third spherical of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.
The fourth-seeded Fritz served 4 aces and gained 88% of his first-serve factors towards the Thirtieth-seeded Baez from Argentina.
Andy Murray’s run led to a 7-6 (6), 6-2 loss to 21-year-old Jack Draper.
“I’ve looked up to Andy since I was so young,” Draper stated. “I watched him win Wimbledon for the first time in 2013 and then I’ve had the opportunity to get to know him and practice with him often since 2019. He’s a really special person, a great champion and a great human being, and it was a privilege to play against him on this court.”
Murray has not gained three consecutive matches at a Masters 1000 occasion since he gained the title in Paris in 2016.
Also advancing was Stan Wawrinka, who defeated No. 7 seed Holger Rune, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. American Tommy Paul beat ninth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Rune saved a match level and rallied from 2-5 right down to win the second-set tiebreaker. But Wawrinka recovered within the third to ship his 19-year-old opponent packing.
“The last 45 minutes was tough,” Wawrinka stated. “I had the match in control and was playing well. I was putting a lot of pressure, I should have won the match way before.”
Wawrinka reached the fourth spherical within the Southern California desert for the primary time since 2017, when he misplaced within the remaining. He turns 38 subsequent month.
“All my career I know only one way,” Wawrinka stated. “To keep fighting, working, pushing myself and stay positive. I am super happy with the win.”
No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime averted the upset bug and beat Francisco Cerundolo, 7-5, 6-4.
In ladies’s motion, top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu, 6-3, 7-6 (1).
“I’m glad that I the chance to play under pressure a little bit more, and see how I am going to cope with that,” Swiatek stated on court docket.
No. 4 Ons Jabeur misplaced to Marketa Vondrousova, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and No. 5 Caroline Garcia outlasted Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Emma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S Open champion, beat No. 13 Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
The remaining set lasted over an hour, with Raducanu breaking Haddad Maia’s serve to go up 4-3. Raducanu held the remainder of the best way and closed it out on her fourth match level. It was her greatest win over an opponent since her breakthrough run on the U.S. Open.
Next up for Raducanu is a fourth-round match towards Swiatek.
“I’m pretty sure I’ll be ready tactically; my coach is good at tactics so I’m just going to trust him,” Swiatek stated. ”I’m fairly positive that I received into the rhythm already so hopefully I’m going to play higher with each match.”
No. 10 Elena Rybakina beat defending champion and doubles associate Paula Badosa, 6-3, 7-5.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com