National Bank Open: Ben Shelton sets up quarterfinal with Minaur; Rublev moves

Toronto: Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton of the United States rallied in the third set to beat 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1) on Sunday night in the National Bank Open (Toronto Masters).

Shelton overcame a 2-4 deficit in the final set to advance to the quarterfinals on Tuesday in the hard-court event. He will face ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 winner over seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the United States.

Earlier, sixth-seeded Audrey Rublev of Russia led Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 3-0 when Davidovich Fokina retired because of exhaustion.

Rublev will face Taylor Fritz, who beat Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5) in three hours. The US second seed finished off a complete matched set of Masters 1000 quarterfinals as the last piece of the puzzle fell into place in Canada. Agencies

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