Overview

• Taylor Fritz defeated Lloyd Harris 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-4 to advance at Flushing Meadows.
• He flipped the match after taking the second-set tiebreak, going from 0-for-8 on early break points to converting 5-of-7 in the last two sets.
• Fritz struck 54 winners, including 17 aces, on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• Now 40-15 on the year and ranked No. 4, he remains the highest-ranked American while Ben Shelton can overtake him only by reaching the last 16 and finishing at least one round ahead.
• Next up is Swiss qualifier Jerome Kym, who edged No. 30 seed Brandon Nakashima in five sets.