Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova, who tested positive for the blood booster meldonium at last year’s Australian Open, reached the round of 16 for the 14th time in 15 Grand Slams since the 2011 US Open. Croatian fifth seed Cilic, idled after Wimbledon until this week due to an adductor strain, was eliminated 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 by Argentine 29th seed Diego Schwartzman. 69 advanced when Britain’s Kyle Edmund retired with a neck injury with the Canadian leading 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 1-0. Shapovalov is to play for a quarter-final berth against Spanish 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta, who ousted French qualifier Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Lorenzi next meets South African Kevin Anderson, who beat Croatian Borna Coric 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Source: Taipei Times September 02, 2017 15:56 UTC