Miami Masters: Fritz beats Shapovalov, Rune next

American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Miami Masters by beating Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 24 seed, 6-4, 6-4 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Fritz, ranked No 10, will play Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, next.

The American won against wildcard Emilio Nava (6-4, 6-1) in the previous round of the Miami Open. Shapovalov, ranked No 30, defeated Argentinian Guido Pella (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).

Miami Masters, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 8.800.000, most recent results first):

• Alex Molcan vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Christopher Eubanks vs. Gregoire Barrere
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Adrian Mannarino
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Quentin Halys vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Cristian Garin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Karen Khachanov vs. Jiri Lehecka
• Casper Ruud vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Jannik Sinner vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Dusan Lajovic
• Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Taro Daniel
• Andrey Rublev (6) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (29): 6-1, 6-2
• Holger Rune beat Diego Schwartzman (31): 6-4, 6-2
• Tommy Paul (16) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20): 6-3, 7-5