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Taylor Fritz:<\/strong> Top seed Taylor Fritz of the US defeated practice partner Zachary Svajda 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Citi Open to claim his 17th win from 20 matches on American soil this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The American, who has received a first-round Bye, will face former World No.1 Andy Murray in the third round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Fritz, stitched up the first set against 20-year-old Svajda with love breaks in the third and eighth games. The 25-year-old dug himself out of a 0\/40 hold in the fifth game of the second set and claimed the decisive break three games later on Wednesday night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Zach and I have trained together consistently for the past couple of years; I try to give him advice. He’s not someone you want to see on the other side of the court. I know what level he is capable of," Fritz was quoted by the ATP Tour website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaking about his third-round opponent, the American said: "It’s going to be a tough match against Andy, who is such an amazing competitor. The conditions are really, really slow so that will help him in the match a little bit," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Trying to work his way into contention to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals, Fritz has the opportunity to move inside the cut in eighth position in the ATP Live Race To Turin with a title this week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In other action, French wild card Gael Monfils used his dazzling court speed to thwart the variety in Kazakh player Alexander Bublik's bag of tricks to claim a 6-3, 6-4 win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"I knew I needed to be really fast and sharp on every ball. He can hit a lot of drop shots so I knew I had to be free with my feet. I am fast He might be able to hit two or three (I can't get) but I know I will get most of them," Monfils said.The 36-year-old will next meet Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dc-open-taylor-fritz-gael-monfils-advance-to-third-round-1691127216.jpg", "alt_img": "DC Open: Taylor Fritz, Gael Monfils advance to third round", "alt_title": "DC Open: Taylor Fritz, Gael Monfils advance to third round", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "DC Open: Taylor Fritz, Gael Monfils Advance To Third Round On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Top seed Taylor Fritz of the US defeated practice partner Zachary Svajda 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the, DC Open: Taylor Fritz, Gael Monfils Advance To Third Round.", "seo_keywords": "Taylor Fritz, Zachary Svajda, Citi Open, The American, World No, Andy Murray, ATP Tour, ATP Finals, ATP Live Race To Turin, Gael Monfils, Alexander Bublik, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor", "tag": null, "tagging": " Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "dc-open-taylor-fritz-gael-monfils-advance-to-third-round", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "941", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-08-04 11:03:36", "updated": "2023-08-04 11:03:36", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Taylor Fritz, Zachary Svajda, Citi Open, The American, World No, Andy Murray, ATP Tour, ATP Finals, ATP Live Race To Turin, Gael Monfils, Alexander Bublik, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2023-08-04 11:03:36", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "tennis", "cnmid": "771178", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/dc-open-taylor-fritz-gael-monfils-advance-to-third-round-7507" }