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4) Fritz, Struff Among Top Seeds: Third seed Fritz is making his second appearance on the Munich clay. A semi-finalist last year, Fritz is seeking his first clay-court win of 2024. Jan-Lennard Struff, seeded fourth, will have the home crowd behind him as he plays the event for a ninth time and looks to go one step further than his 2021 finalist finish.

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Last year’s semi-finalist Taylor Fritz also earned a dominant win Thursday, downing Spanish qualifier Alejandro Moro Canas 6-3, 6-1 after one hour, 13 minutes. The third seed will clash against sixth seed Jack Draper in the quarter-finals. Draper, 22, leads 1-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Fritz, having defeated the American in 2022 at The Queen’s Club.

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Fritz advances to Munich SFs, Garin upsets Zverev

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Third seed Taylor Fritz advanced to his second semi-final of the season Friday when he rallied past sixth seed Jack Draper 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) at the BMW Open.

Competing in wet, cold conditions around five degrees celsius, the American struck the ball with conviction and hammered 18 aces, according to Infosys ATP Stats, en route to a two-hour, 15-minute victory. Fritz dropped the opening point of the deciding-set tie-break before winning seven consecutive points to seal his spot in the last four.

“Tough conditions today. Rainy, cold, windy, hailed a little bit. I fought through it,” Fritz said. “I had a really good attitude and I really wanted to win today and it showed.”

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A semi-finalist last year in Munich, Fritz will next meet 2019 champion Cristian Garin, who upset top seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-4. The 27-year-old Garin improved to 2-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Zverev, whom the Chilean also beat in Munich during his title run five years ago.

“I just tried to play my game, to be focussed because it’s not easy to play in these conditions,” Garin said. “I’m so happy with the way I’m playing this week. I’ve been fighting for every point.”

By beating the World No. 5 in the PIF ATP Rankings, Garin earned his first Top 10 victory since beating Casper Ruud last year in Indian Wells.

Fritz and Garin will meet for a third time Saturday to break a 1-1 tie in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

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Fritz reaches first clay-court ATP Tour final in Munich

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American chasing second title of season

Is this the week Taylor Fritz breaks his title duck on clay?

The American reached his first tour-level final on the surface on Saturday at the BMW Open in Munich, where he downed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-4.

Fritz had lost all six of his previous tour-level semi-finals on the clay prior to his clash against Garin, but ensured history would not repeat itself. The third seed did not face a break point against Garin, thundering the ball off both wings to dictate and advance after 81 minutes.

"It is really cool [to reach the final]," Fritz said. "I have been really close to a clay-court final a couple of times. It would be awesome to get a title on a clay court."

Fritz now leads Garin 2-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and will battle for his eighth tour-level title when he meets two-time defending champion Holger Rune or German Jan-Lennard Struff in Sunday’s final.

Fritz is chasing his second trophy of the season this week, having triumphed in Delray Beach. The 26-year-old is up one spot to No. 14 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. By moving above countryman Ben Shelton, Fritz will once again be the No. 1 American in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday.

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Fritz reaches first clay-court ATP Tour final in Munich, Struff advances

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American chasing second title of season
April 20, 2024
Extended Highlights: Fritz sets Struff final in Munich 2024
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Taylor Fritz is chasing his clay-court tour-level title.
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Is this the week Taylor Fritz breaks his title duck on clay?

The American reached his first tour-level final on the surface on Saturday at the BMW Open in Munich, where he downed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-4.

Fritz had lost all six of his previous tour-level semi-finals on the clay prior to his clash against Garin, but ensured history would not repeat itself. The third seed did not face a break point against Garin, thundering the ball off both wings to dictate and advance after 81 minutes.

"It is really cool [to reach the final]," Fritz said. "I have been really close to a clay-court final a couple of times. It would be awesome to get a title on a clay court."

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Fritz now leads Garin 2-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and will battle for his eighth tour-level title when he meets German Jan-Lennard Struff in Sunday’s final.

Fritz is chasing his second trophy of the season this week, having triumphed in Delray Beach. The 26-year-old is up one spot to No. 14 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. By moving above countryman Ben Shelton, Fritz will once again be the No. 1 American in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday.

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