Taylor Fritz believes that world No 1 Jannik Sinner and world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz are \u2018beatable\u2019 at the upcoming US Open, with the American stating that he is a better player now than he was when he made the final at the last edition of the New York tournament.<\/p>\n
The world No 4 is coming off a quarter-final 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-5 loss at the Citi DC Open to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.<\/p>\n
Fritz<\/a> will next participate in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto, as the second seed, with an opening-match clash with Roberto Carballes Baena.<\/p>\n Speaking ahead of his debut, the American is confident that he can challenge Sinner and Alcaraz at the upcoming US Open.<\/p>\n The pair have won all of the last seven Grand Slams, being well ahead of world No 3 Alexander Zverev in the official ATP rankings.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I mean, obviously we [Alcaraz] had a pretty close match at Wimbledon,\u201d said Fritz, during his pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, yeah, I mean, you can\u2019t argue the fact that they\u2019re outperforming, those two are outperforming the field, so that\u2019s a fair thing to say.<\/p>\n \u201cI think a lot of it depends on the conditions. I think in the right conditions and the right, like if 2the court\u2019s decent speed, I feel they\u2019re both beatable.<\/p>\n I think several players, if the right conditions are met, you know, if they\u2019re not playing their best.<\/p>\n \u201cIn tennis, just the way tennis is, some people, there are small margins. You win the big points, someone\u2019s having a really good serving day, a really good day, they\u2019re a little bit off, like they\u2019re very beatable.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to tell me how beatable they are on their best day, then that\u2019s a little bit different.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, there\u2019s always going to be openings, just depending on the conditions, and if someone has a really good day or a really bad day, it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Fritz has made great strides at Grand Slam level, reaching the quarter-finals or further at five of the last eight such tournaments.<\/p>\n At the 2024 US Open, the American made his first Grand Slam final by defeating the likes of Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev, and Frances Tiafoe along the way \u2013 losing out to world No 1 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu has major rankings chance at Canadian Open after \u2018extremely difficult\u2019 win<\/a><\/p>\n Grigor Dimitrov\u2019s incredible 58 consecutive grand slams comes to an end with US Open absence<\/a><\/p>\n Most recently, as the world No 4 alluded to, Fritz reached his maiden Wimbledon semi-final this season after two unsuccessful quarter-final defeats in 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n It was world No 2 Alcaraz who prevailed in a tight 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) match, with Fritz also having a set point in the fourth to take the encounter to a fifth.<\/p>\n Fritz\u2019s confidence likely stems from his belief that he is a better player now than when he made the showpiece match at the US Open, seeking to improve every area of his game.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like between the US Open and the ATP Finals last year, I did some things to improve my forehand a little bit. It\u2019s a lot of little specific things,\u201d the world No 4 analysed.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019m serving better this year than I was last year, definitely at the US Open. I\u2019m hitting all my shots a little bit better, more consistently this year. I\u2019m trying to move better. I\u2019m not sure if I am, but I feel good. I\u2019m always trying to improve a little bit on everything.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Taylor Fritz lays down US Open gauntlet after calling Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz \u2018beatable\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taylor Fritz believes that world No 1 Jannik Sinner and world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz are \u2018beatable\u2019 at the upcoming US Open, with the American stating that he is a better player now than he was when he made the final at the last edition of the New York tournament. 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