

Seventh-seed Rune also won his first masters title last year when he outlasted 22-time major winner Novak Djokovic in Paris.

American Taylor Fritz (25) will take on either compatriot Ben Shelton (20) or Italian Fabio Fognini (35) as he begins his title defence at Indian Wells this week, with top-ranked Iga Swiatek (21) facing a potential third-round showdown with 2019 champ Bianca Andreescu (22).įritz battled through excruciating pain to end Rafa Nadal's 20-match winning run and claim his first Masters 1000 championship last year and will hope for another story-book finish after the main draw was announced on Monday.įacing a depleted men's field, Fritz could run into Denmark's Holger Rune in the quarter-final.
