Men's wrap: De Minaur, Rublev advance, Schwartzman stunned

He was forced to skip the ATP Cup earlier this month as he recovered from a bout of COVID, and will undergo a real test of his level when he comes up against former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the third round.

Cilic was a four-set winner over Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos.

Auger-Aliassime took a step closer to a potential fourth-round meeting with Rublev after finally seeing off the 50th-ranked Davidovich Fokina in four tiebreaks.

The No.9 seed needed four set points to finish off the third set, and recovered from a break down in the fourth, before eventually cementing victory with a lunging forehand volley winner.

"Definitely getting plenty of tennis so far this week," said the 21-year-old, who needed five sets to beat Emil Ruusuvuori in round one.

"Crazy match it was. I mean, credits to Alejandro. I know him from juniors way back and he's a great guy, tough opponent. He showed up with a great level today.

"(I’m) just happy that it fell on my side. (It’s a great result) when you play four tiebreaks in a row and I was able to win three out of four."

Standing between Auger-Aliassime and a spot in the second week is Brit Dan Evans, who advanced when Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech withdrew ahead of their match with a wrist injury.

At around the same time Auger-Aliassime prevailed, Paire completed an upset victory over 26th seed Dimitrov.

The 32-year-old, a former top-20 player now ranked No.56, won 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2) – his fourth victory in five meetings over the Bulgarian.

Paire has not ventured this deep at a Slam since reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2019, and next faces No.4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a chance to match that result.

Fritz, meanwhile, notched a 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) win over Tiafoe, who received a visit from the trainer to work on his right shoulder.

Fritz also had physical issues, but they came at the last minute – he smacked a backhand winner down the line to seal match point and fell to the court as his right calf cramped.

"Frances is one of my really good friends, and he's such a good guy. I said before the tournament too, he's probably one of the most, if not the most dangerous unseeded player in the draw," said Fritz, who meets No.15 seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round.

"I just wanna keep playing my game, keep playing aggressive, like that last point... I've got a really tough match next round, but it would be awesome to have a deep run here."