Diego Schwartzman was as high as 8th in the ATP rankings, but the Argentine had a disastrous season and fell out of the world top 100. The 31-year-old looks capable of returning to the top level after beating Taylor Fritz (7th seed) in the third round of the Shanghan Masters on Monday.

Diego SchwartzmanPhoto: Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP / Profimedia

Diego Schwartzman defeated Taylor Fritz at the Shanghai Masters

Ranked 130th on the ATP Tour, Schwartzman defeated Fritz after a very balanced match 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5). The game lasted two hours and 45 minutes.

Diego, who has won 12 matches and lost 22 this year, will play in the round of 16 with the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Sonego (59 ATP) and Chilean Nicolas Harry (22 ATP).

Other results recorded at the Shanghai Masters on Monday:

Grigor Dimitrov (18) – Karen Khachanov (13) 7-6(6), 6-4

Tommy Paul (12) – Arthur Fils 6-4, (7)6-7, 6-4

Andriy Rublev (5) – Adrian Mannarino (31) 6-3, 6-0.

The Rolex Shanghai Masters takes place from October 4 to 15 on hard, is part of the ATP Masters 1000 category and has a total prize pool of 8,800,000. The titular champion is Daniil Medvedev (2019). Recent releases have not taken place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.