Shanghai (AFP) – Two days after the start, seventh-seeded Taylor Fritz and 10th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov finally completed their second-round matches at the Shanghai Masters on Monday.
Fritz, who reached the US Open final, led 4-3 in the first set against Frenchman Terrence Atmani when rain stopped play on Saturday at the Ketchong Forest Sports City Stadium, then wiped out all matches on outdoor courts until Monday.
The American needed two tiebreaks to beat No. 161 Atmani 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), with just one break of serve each in the two-hour match. Fritz will play with Japanese qualifier Yusuke Watanuki in the third round.
Dimitrov, who is participating in his 100th Masters tournament, resumed on Monday with a set lead but wasted a break of serve in the second set against Zizo Burgess.
The Belgian, ranked No. 73, converted his advantage to win the second set. Dimitrov responded by breaking Burgess three times to lose a service game, winning the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
The Bulgarian will play Australian Alexei Popyrin in the third round.
Danish Holger Rohn came back from a set down to beat Italian Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Another Italian lost. Lorenzo Musetti seemed to be heading towards an easy victory before the fifteenth seed lost to David Goffin 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2. The Belgian player will meet Marcus Giron in the next round, after the American player defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 6-3.
Flavio Copoli defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3 to set up a third-round match with four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic.
However, rain continued to wreak havoc, with play canceled for the day on the outdoor courts. Tuesday’s matches, including those of 10th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, were postponed.
Under the retractable roof, Frances Tiafoe, who reached the semi-finals of the US Open, defeated Chinese Zhou Yi 6-2, 6-4, and Talon Grikspor defeated 26th seed Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-2.
Wuhan Open
Beatrice Haddad Maya, seeded No. 12, defeated American Madison Keys 7-6 (7), 6-2 in the opening match.
The Brazilian player, who won the Seoul Open last month and won her fourth title in her career, took advantage of five of eight chances to break the serve, compared to Keys’ three chances of 12.
Canadian Leila Fernandez, a one-time US Open finalist, defeated Diana Schneider, seeded 12th, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3.
Anna Kalinskaya, seeded 10th, defeated Anna Bondar 6-1, 6-3, and Donna Vekic, seeded 15th, defeated Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Rainfall in Wuhan led to the suspension of play on outdoor courts.
The top eight seeds, including second seed Aryna Sabalenka and Chinese Open champion Coco Gauff, received byes in the first round.
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