Taylor eliminated Denis 2:0 sets in the 3rd round at Miami Open.
Taylor Fritz won against Denis Shapovalov (6-4, 6-4) to make it to the round of 16 in Miami.
🇨🇦Denis Shapovalov falls to 🇺🇸Taylor Fritz at the #MiamiOpen. pic.twitter.com/thuXsoV8vB
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The American world number 10 won the 1st set after a break in the 7th game. However, in the 2nd set, the Canadian lost his serve in the 3rd game and didn’t recover till the end of the set.
Fritz converted 2 out of 3 break points – one in the first and one in the second set for the win. Shapovalov, on the other hand, didn’t even have a chance to make a break.
Taylor Fritz will face world number 8 Holger Rune in the 1/8 finals at the Master 1000 tournament in Miami on Friday.