Taylor Fritz

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RG20: pierwszy raz w 3. rundzie paryskiego szlema.

[27] Taylor Fritz d. Radu Albot 63 62 64

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Cóż, poszło za tym dużo mniej niż zawierały nadzieje.

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W doborowym towarzystwie Taylorek spędzał swoje 23. urodziny.

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 29
Bilans meczów: 14-15
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 1 (Acapulco)
Zarobki: $895,603

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Twitterowa niteczka o Taylorku wjechała:

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AO Spotlight: Taylor Fritz

Spoiler:

Taylor Fritz remains cautious about buying into narratives surrounding him as “America’s next great tennis hope”.

But the fact is the 23-year-old is progressing on a path to becoming the best-performing US men’s tennis player in two decades.

X-factor
The last American male player to win a Slam and reach world No.1 was Andy Roddick, who won the 2003 US Open title. Fellow American Pete Sampras won the same title a year earlier.

Fritz possesses the same huge serve and forehand that were cornerstones of Roddick and Sampras’ attack, yet also a powerful, well-timed backhand to bolster his baseline game.

Born, raised and residing in California – where Sampras developed his game – and introduced to tennis by parents who played professionally, Fritz now works with Sampras’ former coach Paul Annacone, who also guided Roger Federer.

“I just feel like I’m nowhere near where I want to be or where I should be."
Taylor Fritz
The hype began in 2015 when Fritz became junior No.1 and won the US Open boys’ singles title and has rarely abated, with the youngster signing deals with Nike and Rolex.

And he heads a pack of promising young countrymen – including Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda – who many Americans hope can return the nation back to its days of having multiple players challenging for major titles on the men's side as well as the women's.

On court
An “American tennis saviour” label invariably creates pressure. Yet so far, 29th-ranked Fritz – the American No.2 behind John Isner – appears relatively immune to it.

He found immediate success on the ATP Tour in 2016, advancing to the Memphis final at age 18 and rising to world No.53 by August.

Although there was an injury-related backslide in 2017 that saw him fall outside the top 100, Fritz rebounded to crack the top 50 in October 2018 and broke through for his first ATP title in Eastbourne in June 2019, a few months later reaching the top 25.


Taylor Fritz celebrates his first career ATP title at the 2019 edition of the grass-court tournament in Eastbourne, England. (Getty Images)
Fritz, who appeared in his biggest career ATP final in Acapulco in early 2020 and who owns five career wins over top-10 opponents, also showed progress at the Slams last year, reaching the third round at all three and coming close to the US Open fourth round before Denis Shapovlov stormed back to win in five.

Notable stat
At 21 years of age, Fritz became the youngest American to rank inside the top 25 since Andy Roddick 15 years earlier.

Off court
While dedicated and driven in pursuit of his tennis goals, Fritz is impressively well-rounded.

He is a father to four-year-old son Jordan, and appreciated 2020’s pro tennis suspension to spend more time with him at home.

He has also invested in eSports business ReKTGlobal, an extension of his love for gaming; Fritz travels to tournaments with a light-weight screen and PlayStation console in his luggage.

He even turned his gaming into a charitable pursuit during the pandemic, winning a Nintendo Mario Tennis event and donating $1 million to efforts to end child hunger in the United States.

Around that he has dabbled in some modelling through magazine photo shoots.

Experts are saying …
“Taylor is one of the most strong-willed people I’ve ever met. It’s good (when facing) adversity … He is one of the best unconditional competitors out there. I’ve seen him win matches when he is sick, when he is hurt, when he is not playing well and those are the ingredients that he is going to (need to) reach his potential.”
- Paul Annacone

He said …
Fritz on preparing for the 2020 season: “I think my mindset every morning is to just train as hard as I possibly can, and so when I get done that day, I can believe that I out-worked everyone else.”

“I just feel like I’m nowhere near where I want to be or where I should be, so I want to keep wanting to get better, wanting to beat more people, wanting to be higher ranked.”

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Trzeci raz w karierze Taylor jest w 3. rundzie AO (trzeci raz z rzędu). Poprzednie 2 próby awansu do last16 się nie udały, do trzech razy sztuka.

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Fritz On 'Extremely Tough' Djokovic Challenge: 'I Have Nothing To Lose'

Spoiler:

American aiming to reach fourth round at a Slam for first time
Taylor Fritz reached the third round of the Australian Open after winning a gruelling, five-set war of attrition against fellow American Reilly Opelka. His reward after withstanding 43 aces and four hours on court against his best friend en route to a 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2 victory?

A third consecutive third-round berth at the Australian Open – and one of the toughest tasks in tennis. On Friday, Fritz will have to find a way to defeat World No.1 Novak Djokovic, the eight-time champion, at his happiest hunting ground: Melbourne Park.

“It's Novak. And it's Novak here at the Australian Open,” Fritz said, neatly summing up his conundrum. “But for me, I'm just going to have to play my best tennis. Luckily for me and my game, I possess the ability if I'm on, I can serve well enough to where I won't get broken and I can be extremely aggressive on the groundstrokes and I can take control if I'm on.

“I just have to do everything I possibly can in the next couple [of] days to give myself the best chance of playing my best tennis.”


It’a familiar position to be in for 23-year-old Fritz, who has reached the third round at a Grand Slam five times. But has yet to advance after running up against in-form opponents. At last year’s Australian Open, Fritz pushed finalist Dominic Thiem to four sets before bowing out. The year before that, it was a clash against Roger Federer in the third round, falling to the former World No. 1 in a battling straight-sets defeat.

Rather than rue his luck, the 2019 Eastbourne International champion is determined to make the best of his regular run-ins with the world’s best.

“It's just another chance to prove myself,” Fritz said of his upcoming clash against Djokovic. “I keep making third rounds and I keep having extremely tough opponents in the third round, but that's what happens when you're a 25 to 32 seed. You're guaranteed to play a top eight player.

“This is my third year in a row in the third round here in the Australian Open, and my third round opponents have been Roger, Dominic and now Novak. It's just another chance to prove myself.

“I've got nothing to lose, and I'm going to go out and I'm going to have a lot of fun and I'm going to play extremely aggressive tennis and see what I can do.”

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Fritz will be looking to claim his first victory against Djokovic on Friday and cut down on his opponent’s 2-0 ATP Head2Head lead. Djokovic won both clay-court encounters during Fritz’s breakthrough 2019 season, winning in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and Mutua Madrid Open comfortably.

“I [have] played [Fritz a] couple of times, but on clay,” Djokovic recalled. “Obviously, he's a better player [on] hard courts. He grew up in [the United] States playing on hard courts. That's what he loves,” said Djokovic. “[He is] a big server, also a bit flashy, unpredictable. Big forehands and backhands, flat. I need to stay solid and focussed and obviously wait for my chances.”

Indeed, the American prefers his odds on hard courts, his favourite surface and the one that best suits his game. All five of Fritz’s Top 10 victories have come on that surface. The only downside? It’s Djokovic’s best surface, too.

“The biggest things for those two matches, especially Monte Carlo, [was that] it was windy and it was hard for me to pinpoint my spots. I had to play with more margin, and that's definitely not something I can get away with when I'm playing him,” Fritz reflected. “[In] Madrid, a bit of altitude, a bit faster, I was able to attack more and play more aggressive and had a bit of a closer match.

“I just know what to expect and I know what I need to do, and I know that even though I lost the last two matches pretty handily, I know that now we are playing on a fast hard court, which suits my game more than anything else.”

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Fritz: 'The Big Three Are Built Differently'

Spoiler:

American falls to Djokovic in five sets at Melbourne Park

After losing to Novak Djokovic, who was battling with an abdominal injury, 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2 at the Australian Open on Friday, Taylor Fritz stated that the World No. 1 and his Big Three rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are “built differently” and born to be great tennis players.

“I think a lot of it is just the desire and the passion and wanting it, and I don't think it's something that these guys develop,” said Fritz. “I think it's something that you're born with. They're just kind of built differently.”

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After losing to Djokovic, Fritz is now 0-6 in third round matches at Grand Slam championships.

“I think that I want it just as bad, and I have the passion and desire just as much, but I still need to develop my game so I can show it. It doesn't matter how bad you want it, if you're not better than the other person.

“I think these guys, they just want it… It’s something that people have or they don't have, and that's what makes someone a champion.”

Fritz, the No. 27 seed, beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the Australian Open first round and overcame his fellow American Reilly Opelka in five sets in the second round.

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