Fritz, Medvedev through to Last 16

Washington – Top seed Taylor Fritz romped into the Last 16 at the ATP/WTA DC Open on Wednesday as Russian eighth seed Daniil Medvedev overcame an early scare to advance to the third round.

World number 4 Fritz, playing his first match since losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals at Wimbledon earlier this month, cruised past Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic 6-3, 6-2 in 59 minutes.

The American dominated Vukic with a powerful service game while producing a slew of superb backhands in a stream of 28 winners to ease into a Last 16 clash against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi.

“I felt like I played pretty well all around, but the shot that stood out was the backhand line,” Fritz told The Tennis Channel after his win.