Fritz Defends Delray Seashore Open Title Over Paul; Zhang Ousts Musetti in Doha Opener; Norrie Advances in Rio; Michelsen Wins in Los Cabos


DELRAY BEACH OPEN—Delray Seashore, Florida

Defending champion Taylor Fritz notched his seventh profession title on Monday in Delray Seashore, Florida, dismissing good pal and fellow American Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3.

In a match that lasted one hour and 40 minutes, Fritz used his highly effective serve and potent groundstrokes to offset his speedy opponent.

Reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open final month, Fritz will probably be ranked No. 10 on the earth on Monday.

Paul, who received the title in Dallas, Texas final week, defeated No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe within the semifinals. The 26-year-old will enhance his rating to No. 14 this week.

The ultimate in Delray Seashore was postponed from Sunday as a consequence of rain.

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Qatar ExxonMobil Open—Qatar

First-round outcomes:

Zhizhen Zhang Defeats Lorenzo Musetti (7) 6-2, 6-0
Pavel Kotov Defeats Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 7-5
Fabian Marozsan Defeats Vit Kopriva 7-5, 7-6(6)
Marton Fucsovics Defeats Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-3
Alexei Popyrin Defeats Abdullah Shelbayh 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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Rio Open offered by Claro—Brazil

First-round outcomes:

Cameron Norrie (2) Defeats Hugo Dellien 6-3, 6-2
Francisco Cerundolo (4) Defeats Francisco Comesana 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
Tomas Barrios Vera Defeats Gustavo Heide 7-5, 6-3
Albert Ramos-Vinolas Defeats Juan Pablo Varillas 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

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Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo—Mexico

First-round outcomes:

Alex Michelsen Defeats Fixed Lestienne 6-3, 7-6(3)
Daniel Evans Defeats Roman Safiullin (5) 6-2, 6-4

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