Conjuring memories of a maiden run to an ATP World Tour final 12 months ago, Taylor Fritz is again tasting success at the Memphis Open. The #NextGenATP player saved three match points in his opening round to take down No. 8 seed Yen-Hsun Lu 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(7) in a thrilling two-hour, 10-minute affair on Tuesday. The 19-year-old did not break serve throughout and was forced to fend off three match points in the deciding-set tie-break before he clinched the match on his first. Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden is next. “It was tough. I was just thinking, don’t think about it,” Fritz said. “These are the moments I play for, these pressure moments. They’re my favourite things about the sport. “One...
Had any other 18 year old experienced such a year, it would have been a dream debut season. During Taylor Fritz's first full year on the ATP World Tour, the American reached the final of the Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster in only his second ATP World Tour tournament. He went on to make the quarter-finals in Acapulco and Atlanta. The #NextGenATP star finished the season even stronger, ending the year as the youngest player in the Top 100, which earned him the ATP Star Of Tomorrow presented by Emirates award. “That was a big thing for him to get the award from the ATP [World Tour],” said David Nainkin, Fritz's lead coach. Yet both Fritz and Nainkin look back...
The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan will witness the best young talent the game has to offer in this new, exciting tournament. ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes a look at the stars in contention to qualify.
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