Nitto ATP Finals
How Fritz’s ‘huge constructive’ might assist him beneath Turin brilliant lights
American displays on standout season and group rivals
November 08, 2024
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Taylor Fritz has tallied a 49-21 season document.
By ATP Employees
Taylor Fritz has produced fireworks all through the 2024 season, and now, with the Nitto ATP Finals on the horizon, the American has his sights set on a grand finale.
Having already competed on the prestigious year-end occasion in 2022, Fritz will look to depend on classes realized from that yr’s semi-final run as he goals to develop into champion of champions.
The 27-year-old’s persistently excessive degree this yr, regardless of the floor, has confirmed that he’s greater than succesful.
“If I need to be a high participant, I really feel like you need to be taking part in your finest tennis on the largest occasions, in order that was an enormous constructive,” Fritz mentioned when reflecting on his 2024 season.
“I feel what I did this yr that was an enormous objective of mine was that I carried out my finest on the Slams. In earlier years, I possibly had one good Slam outcome all through the calendar yr after which some not so good ones.”
Fritz, the primary American singles participant to qualify a number of occasions for the Nitto ATP Finals since Andy Roddick, is positioned within the Ilie Nastase Group alongside Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Alex de Minaur.
The US Open finalist Fritz and 2020 Nitto ATP Finals champion Medvedev will start singles motion Sunday in Turin.
“It’s clearly totally different from some other match since you are assured to play three matches. You’ll be able to lose your first match and nonetheless get out of the group,” Fritz mentioned. “You lose a match, you do every part after the match such as you simply gained as a result of you need to go be able to play one other one once more, probably the following day. It’s actually cool in that facet.
“Additionally, straightaway, first match, you’ll be taking part in a high participant. You actually should be prepared from the primary one to exit and be taking part in at your finest degree.”
Fritz’s opening match towards Medvedev will mark simply their second Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly.
“Daniil is clearly very awkward [to play] as a result of he slows down the pace of the match rather a lot with how he performs and the way he hits the ball. He doesn’t play with a variety of spin or elevate so that you can work off of,” Fritz mentioned. “You consistently are feeling like you need to elevate and generate tempo. He slows down the court docket rather a lot.”
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The 27-year-old will get one other crack on the native hero Sinner, who spoiled Fritz’s quest of successful his house main.
“He’s been so constant,” Fritz mentioned of Sinner. “I might say essentially the most spectacular factor is that he hasn’t performed a nasty match. He’s simply been actually stable all yr. Tremendous aggressive from the baseline, robust to get him on defence as a result of a variety of his defence is taking part in huge out of the corners, almos tplaying offence. He’s improved his serve a lot, large enchancment. He’s develop into an excellent server.”
Boasting a 49-21 season document, Fritz additionally spoke extremely of De Minaur’s degree this yr, mentioning it was no shock to see the Aussie qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the primary time.
“I performed Demon within the second match of this yr [at the United Cup] and personally, I believed it was one of many highest ranges of tennis that I’ve ever seen on the opposite facet of the court docket,” Fritz concluded.
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