ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz struggles to win Dallas opener
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Top-seeded Taylor Fritz fought off a stiff test from U.S. countryman Marcos Giron to earn a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (1) win in the first round of the Nexo Dallas Open on Tuesday.
Fritz posted a 21-9 edge in aces and won 81% of his first-serve points. However, he managed to break Giron's serve in just two of his 10 opportunities.
Second-seeded Ben Shelton of the United Stat