Queen’s: Fritz sees off Raonic to reach quarter-finals

American Taylor Fritz, the No 4 seed, defeated Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (5), 6-4 to reach the last eight of the cinch Championships at Queen’s Club in London on Wednesday.

Fritz, ranked No 12, will play Australian Jordan Thompson next.

The American won against Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel (6-3, 6-3) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Queen’s tournament, Raonic, ranked No 186, edged out Cameron Norrie (6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (9)).

London ATP 500, other second-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, EUR 2.255.655, most recent results first):

• Brandon Nakashima vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Billy Harris
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jack Draper
• Alejandro Tabilo vs. Tommy Paul
• Jordan Thompson beat Andy Murray (WC): 4-1 ret.
• Sebastian Korda beat Grigor Dimitrov (3): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
• Rinky Hijikata (Q) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 7-6, 7-6 (7)