TORONTO: Prime seed Daniil Medvedev powered via a tough patch to beat James Duckworth 6-2, 6-Four on Thursday and attain the quarter-finals of the ATP Toronto Masters. Medvedev completed with 10 aces as he reached his eighth quarter-final on the Masters stage on the best way right into a quarter-final towards Pole Hubert Hurkacz, who scored a 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-Four win over Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.
Every man struck greater than 50 unforced errors, however Hurkacz got here up with 30 winners and 22 aces in two and three-quarter hours of battle.
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrated his 23rd birthday with a stable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Olympic silver medallist Karen Khachanov that put him into his fourth Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season.
The Greek arrange a last-eight assembly with in-form Norwegian Casper Ruud, who prolonged his summer season win streak to 13 matches because the sixth seed dispatched Serb Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-3.
A 20-ace efficiency was greater than sufficient to see John Isner via to the final eight because the Atlanta match champion gained an eighth consecutive match, defeating fourth seed Andrey Rublev 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
Isner subsequent faces France’s Gael Monfils, who prolonged his profession revival after a fallow pandemic interval with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) defeat of American Frances Tiafoe.
Monfils reached his first quarter-final since Dubai in February.
American Reilly Opelka added Lloyd Harris to his sufferer’s listing with a 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) comeback effort.
Spanish 10th seed Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Argentine eighth seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Revealed in Daybreak, August 14th, 2021
