A hooked first set, won on a break and it goes. A first long set of 66 minutes of play concluded with the score of 6-3. Diego Schwartzman then rolled on to win 6-1, 6-2 in the final two sets over No. 18 seed Grigor Dimitrov. The Argentinian, seeded n°15, qualifies for the round of 16 in 2h15 of play.

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In the women’s draw, Karolina Muchova was forced to retire in the third set after an ankle injury that occurred in the second. Amanda Anisimova qualified for the round of 16.