Top-ranked Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6(5) and can face American Tommy Paul on Tuesday.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated Marie Bujkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday.
“I lost the first and only match I ever played against Tommy,” Alcaraz stated. “I know he’s a really talented and really tough player, so I’ll have to do my best. Let’s see what happens on Tuesday.”
Paul and fellow American No. 10 Taylor Fritz superior in straight units.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu – 2019 US Open champion – defeated 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4.
Andreescu reached the fourth spherical of the match for the third time. She had seven aces to Kenin’s one, and double-faulted solely as soon as as she received the third straight matchup between Grand Slam champions. Andreescu transformed all three break alternatives.
In different matches, Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic defeated Madison Keys of America 7-6(4), 6-3.
Also, Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Switzerland’s world number-9 Belinda Bencic 7-6 (8), 6-3; Marka Vondrousova beat Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-2 within the Czech Republic; Sorana Cristia of Romania defeated Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1; Varvara Gracheva of Russia defeated Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-1, 6-2.
In the boys’s part, Botik van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands defeated world quantity 4 Kasper Ruud of Norway 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Van de Zandschulp had 12 aces, in comparison with Rudd’s six, however every of them had three double faults. Van de Zandschulp will subsequent face Finland’s Emil Rusuvuori.
Paul beat Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-5 with the assistance of eight aces. Fokina had six double faults.
Fritz defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-4, 6-4. Shapovalov had seven double faults. Fritz will face world quantity eight Holger Rune of Denmark, who defeated Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-2.
“I think it’s going to be a tough match for the last 16,” Fritz stated. “Playing Holger himself is a really powerful draw. I’m excited to play her. We’ve by no means performed earlier than. I’m not completely positive what to make of his sport. Obviously, that is nice.
Also Andrey Rublev of Russia defeated Miomir Kekmanovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
