Top-seeded Taylor Fritz started his campaign at the Stockholm Open on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Cameron Norrie to reach the quarterfinals.
The 29-year-old American advanced in 1 hour and 24 minutes, firing 13 aces and converting four breaks of serve against the British player. Fritz enters the match following a quarterfinal exit at the Paris Masters last week, where he held two match points against Carlos Alcaraz before dropping a tight encounter that cost him a direct spot at the ATP Finals.
Despite missing out on qualification through the regular Race standings, Fritz travelled to Sweden as the tournament’s top seed, holding 14 indoor wins this season and securing his 11th quarterfinal appearance of the year. He arrived physically and mentally refreshed after recovering from injuries earlier in the season.
Norrie mounted resistance in the opening set by breaking Fritz three times, but the American edged the tie-break 7-5 before sealing the second set 6-3. Norrie entered Stockholm following a win over J. Duckworth, which marked a welcome victory after a difficult stretch of five consecutive losses.
Fritz will face either Serbian player Miomir Kecmanovic or Holger Rune in the next round. Rune and Kecmanovic met in their respective fixture on Wednesday evening.
Elsewhere in the Stockholm draw, qualifier Aleksandr Shevchenko pulled off an upset by overcoming second seed Casper Ruud in a three-set comeback, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3. Chilean fourth seed Alejandro Tabilo also advanced after battling past Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (2), 6-7 (7), 7-5 in a match lasting two hours and 53 minutes.
Ugo Humbert secured a 6-2, 6-4 win over Croatian player Borna Gojo.
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