The top seed delivered a commanding display to move past Aleksandar Vukic<\/a> 6-3, 6-2 and record his first win on the surface since reaching the Miami semi-finals in March \u2014 his most recent hard-court appearance. Fritz won 88 per cent (29\/33) of first-serve points and saved the only break point he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, in a typically clinical serving display.<\/p>\n Taylor is all business \ud83d\udcbc <\/p>\n The perfect start for the top seed @Taylor_Fritz97<\/a> on home soil as he defeats Vukic 6-3 6-2! @mubadalacitidc<\/a> | #MubadalaCitiDCOpen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SJV2jeJe2k<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Fritz arrived in Washington after a career-best grass-court season, during which he won titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne before reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon<\/a>. A former semi-finalist in Washington, Fritz will next face Matteo Arnaldi<\/a> after the Italian beat countryman Lorenzo Sonego<\/a> 7-5, 7-5.<\/p>\n Fritz, last year\u2019s runner-up at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, is seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.<\/p>\n Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, who reached the 2019 Washington final, was also victorious on Wednesday in D.C. The eighth seed bounced back from his opening-round defeat at Wimbledon<\/a> by rallying past Reilly Opelka<\/a> 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.<\/p>\n Opelka stunned Medvedev in \u2018s-Hertogenbosch last month, but Medvedev earned some quick revenge to improve to 5-2 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series and move to a 24-14 record on the season.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s tough to play against Reilly, you need to have a good feel on his serve,\u201d said Medvedev, who will next face Wu Yibing. \u201cYou have to guess a little bit, but you don\u2019t want to overguess it, like I did in \u2018s-Hertogenbosch. He got in my head and made 24 aces\u2026 Today was better and I managed to get more looks on his serve.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch Medvedev vs. Opelka Highlights:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex de Minaur<\/a> recorded his first win in Washington since reaching the 2018 final by moving past Buyunchaokete 7-6(5), 6-2. Now with 31 tour-level wins in 2025, De Minaur and Fritz are tied for the third-most victories on the ATP Tour this year.<\/p>\n 2025 ATP Tour Win Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n De Minaur set a third-round meeting with 11th seed Jiri Lehecka<\/a>, who defeated American Zachary Svajda<\/a> 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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