Canadian Frank Dancevic moves on in Rogers Cup qualifying match

MONTREAL — Canadian Frank Dancevic moved one step closer to a berth in the Rogers Cup main draw, defeating Marius Copil in a Saturday qualifier at Uniprix Stadium.

Dancevic, from Niagara Falls, Ont., will face American Tim Smyczek — who beat Canadian Pavel Krainik 6-0, 6-4 in his first qualifier — in the second round of qualifying on Sunday. The main draw begins Monday.

Dancevic needed one hour 16 minutes to beat his Romania opponent 7-6 (3), 6-3 on centre court. 

The 33-year-old Dancevic, ranked 357th in the world, won 84 per cent of his first-serve points and was never broken by Copil, the sixth seed in the qualifying tournament.