American Taylor Fritz advanced to the round of 16 of the tournament in Monte Carlo, beating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 7-6(10), 6-2.

Stan Wawrinka defeated Taylor Fritz at ATP Monte Carlo

Winner of the Australian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open, Stan Wawrinka is far from the form that once took him to third place in the world.

The Swiss had to miss two set points, and Fritz won the tiebreak.

The second set was at the discretion of the American, who respected his status as the favorite.

The game lasted one hour and 39 minutes.

Taylor Fritz (10 ATP) will meet the Czech Jiri Lehechka (42 ATP) in the 1/8 finals.

The Monte Carlo tournament will take place from April 9 to 16 on clay, with a total prize pool of €5,779,335. The champion of the last two events is Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Rafael Nadal is the authoritative leader in terms of trophies won: 11.

Champions of the last 10 editions of Monte Carlo

2022 Stefanos Tsitsipas

2021 Stefanos Tsitsipas

2020 Not organized due to Covid-19

2019 Fabio Fognini

2018 Rafael Nadal

2017 Rafael Nadal

2016 Rafael Nadal

2015 Novak Djokovic

2014 Stanislas Wawrinka

2013 Novak Djokovic

2012 Rafael Nadal