Taylor Fritz

[Damian]

15.08.2016

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 54

[Damian]

29.08.2016

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 53

[Lucas]

Taylor Fritz Interview (US Open 2016 1-st round loss)

Spoiler:

Q. I know it's a tough one to lose. After Australia, you were positive after that match because it showed you you could stay at that level. What do you take from this?
TAYLOR FRITZ: You know, I've always been a fighter and someone who competes till the end. I don't know what I really take from it. I think I've proven I can come back from two sets to love down; never really out of it.
It's just really tough to do everything that I did, get back to the point where I was at, and then after all that lose the match.
Q. Must be hard to go from day to night on a court. Were there visual conditions that were difficult?
TAYLOR FRITZ: In the very, very beginning of the match, first set, it was kind of tough with the shadows that were coming across the court, but those went away pretty quick.
So I think the whole second set and on the shade covered the court, so it wasn't tricky with the sun in your eyes or anything.
Q. How about the color of Jack's shirt? Does the ball ever get lost in that?
TAYLOR FRITZ: No. Didn't seem like that to me. I mean, I was wearing the same shirt, so...
Q. Looked so similar.
TAYLOR FRITZ: Never. Didn't see a ball come out and thought, Wow, the shirt did something. I never even thought that was an issue at all.
Q. What's next for you?
TAYLOR FRITZ: I play doubles here. Afterwards I'm going to have a couple weeks to myself to just train and get stronger. It's been a while since I've had a nice long training block to get stronger and really improve my game.
So I'll do that.
Q. Where will you do that?
TAYLOR FRITZ: Probably in Carson.
Q. Do you work at all with Christian Groh anymore?
TAYLOR FRITZ: When I'm in San Diego we work, but I'll be in Carson, USTA.
Q. Does he work with you at Carson, too?
TAYLOR FRITZ: No. At Carson I work with mainly David Nainkin, and Mardy Fish comes in sometimes, too, to supplement and help out.
Then my first tournament back is going to be in Tokyo.
Q. You're a little bit further along in the year now. Quite a bit further along. In January you were looking ahead. What do you think you've gotten in this year so far?
TAYLOR FRITZ: I've had a lot of ups and downs in this year. I feel like overall when I look back at it, it's better than I expected. I have to be proud of being where I'm at at the age I'm at.
It's tough because I just set the expectations so high for myself. I want to do better and I want to do more than I've done. Didn't want to have any of the lows in the season.
At the end of the day, need to step back and look at the big picture. I'm 18; I'm 50 something in the world. It's way farther than I thought I'd be at this point a year ago. I have to stay positive and keep looking at the positives that I can take out of this year, and there are a lot.
Q. What are the tournament highlights of this year for you?
TAYLOR FRITZ: Memphis, for sure. Memphis and Acapulco were two great tournaments for me. I've been to a lot of great places.
But towards the end of this season I haven't had the results I've been looking for, even though I felt like I've been playing some pretty decent tennis.
I'm not too worried, though. I think if I keep playing well, the results will come. It's just I've had some close matches I've lost and some tough draws. I'm not too worried.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interv ... tml?chip=7

[DUN I LOVE]

Trochę lepszy występ w Szanghaju po ostatnim marazmie.

[Damian]

[Lucas]

[Damian]

Taylor Fritz: A big game with a quiet approach

Spoiler:

If Taylor Fritz were like his friends back home in San Diego, he would be transitioning from high school to his first taste of independence, at college.

But Fritz isn't like most teens just out of high school. Instead, he is busily carving out his career path.

Closing in on the completion of his first full year on the ATP World Tour, the 19-year-old was labeled one of the tour's Next Generation (#NextGen) stars. He finished 2016 by being named the ATP Star of Tomorrow, a distinction earned by being the youngest player ranked within the top 100. He's ranked No. 70 but has already edged close to the top 50, with a career-high ranking of No. 53 in August.

At the beginning of 2015, when he was primarily playing junior tennis, Fritz was ranked No. 1,141. By the end of that season, having played a few pro circuit events and won the Sacramento Challenger, Fritz started 2016 a respectable No. 177.

Now that he's 11 months into his debut year, Fritz has put up some impressive results, including becoming the youngest ATP finalist since 2008, when, at age 18, he reached the Memphis Open championship in February. In all, he won 15 tour-level matches during the season, a statistic that includes quarterfinal finishes at Acapulco and Atlanta.


At 19 years old, American Taylor Fritz was recently named the ATP Star of Tomorrow. Zhong Zhi/Getty Images
"Yeah, it came really fast," Fritz said last month in Shanghai. "This time last year, I was just so happy to be participating in the main draw of a Challenger. I was like, 'Wow, this is such a big moment in my career.' It feels like I've been through so much, and it feels like it's also gone so fast. A lot's happened, and I've learned a lot this year, for sure."

Although some players in his current position might choose a guaranteed ranking position by keeping Challengers in their tournament mix, that's not Fritz's style. He prefers the tougher route, where he has to fight to earn -- and keep -- his place in ATP-level tournaments by playing qualifiers.

"I really didn't know what to expect just moving to all ATP tournaments," he said. "I knew what to expect at Challengers. Losing in the first round more than two weeks in a row is something I never experienced ever. So it definitely was a hit on the confidence to keep going and not get discouraged. But I think I've adapted now.

"I feel I could be where I'm ranked now pretty safely. At least I hope so if I played a full Challenger schedule. But I want to be on the tour. The highest level of the game is where I want to be."

Novak Djokovic's had an opportunity to get to know Fritz through a few practice sessions. He understood why people were talking about the California kid with the big serve.

"I'm not too surprised," Djokovic said. "He very quickly got to top 100. On your way up to the top of the men's game, you have a couple of biggest transitions -- icebreakers, we call them. He's been going in that direction, and I see that he's working hard. He's committed. All good signs."

Fritz had a late start to the international junior scene. His mom, former top-10 player Kathy May, held him back, preferring that tennis not be his entire focus. Eventually, however, Fritz won over his mom and he was allowed to home-school to facilitate playing more junior tournaments.

In 2015, he won the US Open junior boys' title, reached the Roland Garros junior final and earned the year-end No. 1 junior ranking. The season culminated with his being named the ITF Junior World champion.

Blessed with matinee idol looks -- the perfect shock of wavy chestnut hair, the cleft chin and athletic build -- Fritz caught immediate attention. He already has represented the tour in photo shoots with Paris Match and Italian Vogue.

He's clearly comfortable in a marketing role, and the extracurricular activities haven't distracted his focus from tennis. That makes him the perfect new-face-on-tour spokesman.

Fritz is likely to catch the eye of a few young ladies, but they'll be disappointed to learn he's already found his perfect match in Raquel Pedraza. The two met years ago playing junior tennis. They married in July after getting engaged with the Eiffel Tower as the romantic backdrop on a rainy night during the French Open.

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Some might wonder why two 18-year-olds would commit so young. For Fritz, it was just the natural next step.

"I think it just gives me someone who's always been there for me, and someone who will continue to be there for me, for support and helping me with my career," he said. "She's someone who can always keep me focused. So I see nothing but good things coming from it."

With his personal life all organized, Fritz can pay necessary attention to his career.

He shows no fear for his upcoming sophomore season, the time when many players face complex adjustments. He likes challenges. And he's comfortable with suggestions he could be American's next star.

"For me, I'm able to deal with it because I don't care so much about whether or not I'm disappointing people by not doing well," he said. "I just care about living up to my expectations and not disappointing myself."

http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/1 ... t-approach

[DUN I LOVE]

Taylor i jego żona spodziewają się dziecka. Niesamowicie jak dzieci chcą szybko być dorosłe. Szacunek.

[Barty]

No u nas, Dawid, trochę później wszystko w porównaniu do Taylora, to fakt.

[Mario]

Jeśli urodzi się w ciągu czterech miesięcy, to wszystko staje się dużo bardziej zrozumiałe.

[Emu]

Samo życie.

[DUN I LOVE]

Jeśli urodzi się w ciągu czterech miesięcy, to wszystko staje się dużo bardziej zrozumiałe.

Zaręczyny były w maju.

[Rroggerr]

Jeśli urodzi się w ciągu czterech miesięcy, to wszystko staje się dużo bardziej zrozumiałe.

W styczniu chyba.

[Barty]

Tak, w styczniu. Także majowe zaręczyny wyjaśnione.

[Damian]

2016 w liczbach:

Ranking: 76
Bilans meczów: 15-22
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 1 (Memphis)
Zarobki: $473,347

[Damian]

Finał CH w Dallas:
* 1. finał CH w 2017;
* 5. finał CH w karierze (3-2);

[DUN I LOVE]

Od poniedziałku poza setką.

[Damian]

Fritz Fends Off Match Points In Memphis

Spoiler:

#NextGenATP teen defeats eighth seed to launch Memphis Open campaign
Conjuring memories of a maiden run to an ATP World Tour final 12 months ago, Taylor Fritz is again tasting success at the Memphis Open. The #NextGenATP player saved three match points in his opening round to take down No. 8 seed Yen-Hsun Lu 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(7) in a thrilling two-hour, 10-minute affair on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old did not break serve throughout and was forced to fend off three match points in the deciding-set tie-break before he clinched the match on his first. Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden is next.
“It was tough. I was just thinking, don’t think about it,” Fritz said. “These are the moments I play for, these pressure moments. They’re my favourite things about the sport.
“One of them [a match point], he was just pounding the forehands and I was just like thinking during the point one of these he’s just going to finish me. Sometimes you just find a way and you can’t explain it.”
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Last year, Fritz entered the event as a wild card and went all the way to the final before a defeat to Kei Nishikori. It was just his third tour-level event.
“I really didn’t want to lose in the first round,” he said. “I’m all about progress coming back to a tournament I played the year before and wanting to do just as well or better.”
Fellow American #NextGenATP player Frances Tiafoe was not so fortunate. Tim Smyczek defeated the 19-year-old 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in Tuesday night’s last match.
Qualifier Smyczek looked to be cruising with a set and a 5-2 lead in the second set only to lose five straight games to level the match. Tiafoe, currently at a career-best No. 91 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, continued the momentum swing in his favour when he broke for 2-1 in the deciding set, before his countryman steadied to book a second-round meeting with No. 4 seed Steve Johnson.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/fri ... 17-tuesday

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Indian Wells 2017: Fritz eliminuje Cilicia!

Największe zwycięstwo w dotychczasowej karierze w wykonaniu 19-letniego Jankesa.

[WC] Taylor Fritz (USA) d. [6] Marin Cilić (CRO) 4-6 7-5 6-4