Shapovalov posts rare 1st-round win in Vienna, downing Austria's Jurij Rodionov
Canadian has chance to avenge recent loss to American Taylor Fritz in Round 2
Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of Vienna Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jurij Rodionov of Austria on Tuesday.
The No. 19-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., will face Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed from the U.S., next. Fitz defeated Shapovalov a few weeks ago in Tokyo.
Shapovalov had eight aces to Rodionov's one at Wiener Stadthalle on Tuesday.
This was only the second meeting between the two. Rodionov won their previous match 6-4. 7-5 in the opening round at Vienna last Oct. 26.
At the 2019 tournament, Shapovalov lost in straight sets to Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain the first round, fresh off winning the Stockholm Open for his first career ATP title.
WATCH | Shapovalov improves career mark to 1-1 against Rodionov:
Wawrinka, Murray advance at Swiss Indoors
On a stellar day for veteran Grand Slam champions, Stan Wawrinka beat third-ranked Casper Ruud and Andy Murray rallied to win in three sets in the first round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel.
The 37-year-old Wawrinka hit his ninth ace to seal a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ruud, who was the U.S. Open runner-up last month, and delight his home crowd.
Wawrinka is now ranked No. 194 after persistent injury problems but the win was his second over a top-five opponent in five weeks. He beat fourth-ranked Daniil Medvedev last month in Metz, France.
Murray, a former U.S. Open champion like Wawrinka, earlier won 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 against Roman Safiullin after the Russian led 4-1 in the final set.
The 35-year-old Murray, who also won two Wimbledon titles, reeled off five straight games to complete the victory after more than 2 1/2 hours on court. It was the No. 49-ranked Scot's first match in Basel since 2005.
Wawrinka first played in Basel 19 years ago but never went beyond the semifinals at the event won by hometown favourite Roger Federer a record 10 times.
Wawrinka next plays Brandon Nakashima of the United States. He could face Murray in the quarter-finals.
With files from CBC Sports & The Associated Press
