Fritz and de Minaur advance to second round in Washington
Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur both won their first-round matches at the ATP event in Washington D.C.
The ATP tournament in Washington D.C. saw several top players move into the second round. Home favorite Taylor Fritz (ATP 10) defeated Poland's Kamila Majchrzak (72) 6:3, 6:4. Fritz, who had odds of 1.27 to win, dominated in first-serve points (90% to 65%), second-serve points (75% to 53%), total points (70-51), and break points (converted 2 of 10). He hit 14 aces to Majchrzak's 6. The head-to-head now stands at 2-0 for Fritz. This is Fritz's sixth appearance in Washington; his best result is a semifinal in 2023.
Australia's top player Alex de Minaur (ATP 6) outlasted Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 51, former world No. 3) 6:4, 3:6, 6:3. De Minaur, a slight favorite (odds 1.71), had the edge in first-serve percentage (63% to 49%) and first-serve points won (79% to 66%), but trailed in second-serve points (44% to 56%). He led in total points 95-85 and break points (3/6 to 2/7). De Minaur served 4 aces and 8 double faults; Tsitsipas had 8 aces and 3 double faults. The overall head-to-head is now 3-14 in favor of Tsitsipas, despite this loss. De Minaur is competing in Washington for the sixth time; he won the title here in 2025.
Other first-round winners included Ben Shelton (ATP 8), Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 15), and Jakub Mensik (ATP 17).
