Misfiring Nick Kyrgios bows out in Cincinnati after heavy defeat to Taylor Fritz

• Australian loses 6-3, 6-2 after winning 16 of his last 18 matches
• Alex de Minaur also tamed 6-3, 6-2 by Felix Auger-Aliassime

Taylor Fritz blasted his way to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australian Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday and a place in the Cincinnati Open third round. In a clash of big servers, it was the American No 1 who came out on top, sending down 16 aces against a misfiring Kyrgios who hit just seven and offset most of those with six double faults.

The 11th-seeded Fritz needed just 51 minutes to condemn Australian Kyrgios to his second defeat since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Such was Fritz's domination on serve that Kyrgios could not muster a single break opportunity the entire match while the 24-year-old American converted three of his seven chances.