De Miñaur and Shelton Battle for Round of 16 Spot in Tokyo Tournament

This Tuesday’s day in the Tokyo Tournament left us with two great matches in which Alex de Miñaur and Ben Shelton suffered greatly to seal their place in the round of 16 of the tournament.

De Minaur, fourth favorite for the title, had to work hard to defeat a brave Jack Draper 4-6, 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (1) after three hours and four minutes of matches and where De Minaur was only able to seal and complete the comeback in the tie-break of the third and final set.

De Miñaur will face off in the round of 16 with the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who continues to regain his sensations on the circuit and who beat his compatriot Francisco Cerúndolo 6-4 and 6-1.

Ben Shelton also had a lot of trouble, who was forced to come back against the Japanese Taro Daniel to win 3-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (2) in two and a half hours, and who in the second round will face the Australian Jordan Thompson, who already surprised Alexander Zverev this Monday.

The one who did not fail was the American Taylor Fritz, the first favorite for the title, who beat the British Cameron Norrie 6-4 and 6-3 thanks to his thirteen direct serves. Fritz will face the Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki in the round of 16, who surprised the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6-4 and 7-6 (5).

Another of the surprises of the day was the defeat of the Russian Karen Khachanov, who was surprised by the Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-4 and 6-2. Popyrin will now face the Chilean Cristian Garín, who beat the Japanese Sho Shimabukuro in three sets 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.

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2023-10-17 11:41:05
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