NextGenATP Taylor Fritz discusses his current form and looks ahead to a strong finish to the season, while competing at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
#NextGenATP star Taylor Fritz is through to the quarter-finals of the Chengdu Open after finishing strongly to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Thursday in the first week of the ATP World Tour Asian swing. The 19-year-old Fritz is looking for a big push in the closing stages of the season as he bids to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals. The right-hander is currently 11th in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, with the Top 7 qualifying by right and the eighth spot going to the winner of an all-Italian wild-card tournament. "I'm feeling pretty good," said Fritz, who came through qualifying at this ATP World Tour 250 tournament. "The match was really physical and we...
Watch as NextGenATP players Jared Donaldson, Karen Khachanov and Taylor Fritz visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding during the 2017 Chengdu Open. Video and photo courtesy Chengdu Open.
Three #NextGenATP players, Karen Khachanov, Jared Donaldson and Taylor Fritz, all visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The trio, who are competing at the Chengdu Open, saw giant baby and red pandas during their morning trip and were definitely smitten by the cuddly animals, especially Donaldson, who came prepared with a variety of panda trivia. “Did you know that China owns the rights to every panda in the world, except two? Those two are in Mexico,” said Donaldson. “My mum would be very happy that I got this opportunity to go out and see the pandas.” Fritz said, “We got to see all kinds of pandas and it’s really cool to see what Chengdu is famous for....
Watch Hot Shot as Taylor Fritz finishes off his US Open first-round victory against Marcos Baghdatis with an incredible backhand pass hot shot. Hot Shot courtesy US Open. Visit usopen.org for more video. Hot Shots not available in USA. Photo: Getty Images