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Fritz’s eyes are back on form at the US Open

The American has reached the quarter-finals in three of the past four majors

August 24, 2024

Taylor Fritz hopes a return to the Grand Slam stage will be the catalyst he needs to reverse early defeats at the ATP Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati.

Finishing ninth at the US Open, Fritz is delighted to be back in New York and on the Grand Slam stage, enjoying continued success this year, reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and Wimbledon and the fourth round. Roland Garros.

The American from California and recent doubles bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics (with Tommy Paul) is currently the highest-ranked American in the PIF ATP Rankings, sitting at number 12. Despite winning just one game between Montreal and Cincinnati with a loss. to our compatriots Brandon Nakashima and Sebastian Korda, Fritz is “hoping to have a big week” at the US Open.

“Obviously I really enjoyed being here. It’s like the biggest week for American players,” said the US Open quarter-final winner last year when he spoke to the media before the tournament on Friday.

“Yes, it was my first slam, the quarter-final here. It’s just a great feeling. I think last year going in here, I felt like I just needed a result, because the slam results were not really good last year. So I felt like I needed a good result.

“This year, the results of the slam have been strong. I feel like I’ve been doing well in slams, playing three out of five sets.

“I feel good, I feel, I think, I’m confident about playing in big tournaments right now.”

Fritz’s run to the quarter-finals last year was stopped by champion Novak Djokovic who won a record 24th Grand Slam title at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“It’s crazy to win so many, and it’s always been good,” Fritz said. “Like your average base level should be much better than everyone else’s. It talks about how one is better than everyone else (smiling). Because there’s a lot of people just trying to find that one, trying to find one or two, a couple.

“It’s amazing, and obviously the discipline throughout the year is to not be satisfied and always want more and it’s very impressive in itself,” he said of the four-time US Open champion.

This player who once played in the Top 5 will face Casper Ruud who plays at number 8 in the quarterfinals. He is also drawn to play 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in the second round.

Fritz opens his US Open campaign against Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli on Monday.