Defending champion Taylor Fritz routed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. (More Tennis News)
The fourth-seeded Fritz served four aces and won 88% of his first-serve points against the 30th-seeded Baez f🌳rom Argentina.
Andy Murray’s run ended in a 7-6 (6), 6-2 lo💃ss to 21-year-old Jack Draper.
“I’ve looked up to Andy since I was so young,” Draper said. “I watched him win Wimbledon for the first time in 2013 and then I’ve had the opportunity to get to know him and practice with him often since 2019. He’s a really special person, a great champion and a great human being, and it was a privilege to pl🎃ay against him on this court.”
Murray has not won three consecutive matches at a Masters 1000 event s✤ince he won the title in Paris in 2016.
Also advancing was Stan Wawrinka, who defeated No. 7 seed Holger R🐬une, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. American Tommy Paul beat ninth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Ruꩲne saved a match point and rallied from 2-5 down to win the second-set tiebreaker. But Wawrinka recovered in the third to send his 19-year-o✱ld opponent packing.
“The last 45 minutes was tough,” Wawrinka said. “I had the match in control and was playing well. I was putting a lot of pressure, I should have won the matc📖h way be෴fore.”
Wawrinka reached the fourth round in the Southern Califoไrnia desert for the first time since 2017, when he lost in the final. He turns 3🥀8 next month.
“All my career I know only one way,” Wawrinka said. “To 🀅keep fighting, working, pushing myself and stay positive. I am super happy with the win.”
No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime🎀 avoided the upset bug and beat Francisco C🃏erundolo, 7-5, 6-4.
In women’s a🌱ction, top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu, 6-3, 7-6 💦(1).
“I’m glad that I the chance to play ♏💯under pressure a little bit more, and see how I am going to cope with that,” Swiatek said on court.
No. 4 Ons Jabeur lost to Marketa Vondrousova, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and No. 5 Caroline♔ Garcia outlasted Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Em🍸ma Raducanu, the 2021 U.S Open champion, beat No. 13 Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-1, 2-6, 6💦-4.
The final set lasted over an hour, with R🎐aducanu breaking Haddad Maia’s serve to go up 4-3. Raducanu held t🌌he rest of the way and closed it out on her fourth match point. It was her biggest win over an opponent since her breakthrough run at the U.S. Open.
Next up for Raducanu is a fourth-rou♛nd match against Swiatek.
“I’m pretty sure I’ll be ready tactically; my coach is good at tact♑ics so I’m just going to trust him,” Swiatek said. ”I’m pretty sure that I got into the rhythm already so hopefully I’m going to play better with every match.”
No. 10 Elen♎a Rybakina beat defending champion and doubles partner Paula Badosa, 6-3, 7-5.
