Taylor Fritz has had a few ups and downs this season also due to some injuries, which has prevented him from achieving even brighter results especially in Grand Slam tournaments. After reaching the final at the US Open last year, the American ace thought he could fulfill his dream of winning a Major as early as 2025, but it is not easy to compete with two young champions like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner who began their era as leaders of the men's tour.
He won two titles in 2025 and wants to end the year in the best possible way by going far to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, where he was able to reach the final in the last edition. Fritz's game is enhanced by this surface and he also proved it in his first two matches at the Inalpi Arena.
Taylor defeated Italian star Lorenzo Musetti quite clearly on his debut in Turin and faced Carlitos Alcaraz today, putting in one of the best performances of his career against the current world No. 1. The American player won the first set thanks to the tiebreak and had several chances to complete the feat in the second set, but the 22-year-old Spaniard reacted like a true champion and prevailed in the third set after a battle of almost three hours.
Henmanspeaksabout Fritz
Speaking to 'Sky Sports', former ATP ace Tim Henman praised the improvements Fritz has made in recent years: Hes a great competitor. Having spoken to my old coach Paul Annacone, who worked with him, his ability just to stay focused and compete, each and every tournament.
Tim also added: He loves to be out there; its as if hed rather be on the match court at a tournament than on the practice court. He talks about the competitive spirit, day in, day out, theyre both California-based so when Taylor is home, thats when Paul does a lot of his work with him.
Fritz will face Alex de Minaur on Thursday to try to reach the semi-finals in Turin.
