Overview

• Taylor Fritz beat Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to set up a fourth-round clash with 19th seed Jiri Lehecka.
• Ben Shelton rallied past Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (5) and will face Italy’s Flavio Cobolli next.
• Fritz said he expected hostility from the home crowd but instead received an unexpectedly warm reaction at Sobeys Stadium.
• High-profile withdrawals by Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Novak Djokovic have opened opportunities in the men’s draw.
• Both Americans’ runs underscore their hard-court form and boost their prospects in the North American swing ahead of the US Open.