Fritz ends Canadian hopes at Toronto Masters

Taylor Fritz ended Canadian hopes at the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday as he crushed Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.

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The American second seed needed just 77 minutes to dispatch the the 37th-ranked local and book a meeting with Jiri Lehecka, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner over France's Arthur Fils.

Fritz is aiming to at least reach the quarterfinals north of the border, the only Masters where he has not gone that far.

He broke once in the opening set against a nervous opponent and dominated from there.

"It was important not to let him get into the match and get the crowd fired up," Fritz said. "I knew the momentum could shift at any time.

“I’m super happy with it, considering how I felt on the court two nights ago in my first match,” Fritz added.

“I felt way more comfortable, confident, just hitting the ball, being aggressive, just striking it. I did well to be up an early break in the sets. I did well to just hold.