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Aus Open wildcard in tears after upsetting Fritz in front of home

Alexei Popyrin struggled to hold back tears after upsetting eighth seed Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open. The world No 113 blew a match point in the fourth set but held strong to send the world No 9 packing with a 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-2 and was full of emotion during his on-court interview […]

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Tennis-Pegula falls to Kvitova but U.S. off to winning start in

Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova handed world number three Jessica Pegula her first defeat of the new season, but the United States completed a comprehensive 4-1 victory in their United Cup mixed team tournament in Sydney on Friday. Down 2-0 after the opening day’s action, the Czechs mounted a spirited comeback as Kvitova beat Pegula 7-6(6) […]

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“Taylor Fritz needs to speak for himself” – Tennis fans react to

Taylor Fritz’s recent statements about homosexual men in tennis have caught the attention of tennis fans around the world. In a recent interview, the American tennis player admitted that the lack of openly gay men in tennis made little statistical sense. Fritz also asserted that he, his peers, and other players on tour would be […]

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Tennis star Taylor Fritz believes Netflix’s Break Point will make

Tennis star Taylor Fritz believes huge Netflix doco that’s the sport’s version of smash hit Drive To Survive will make Nick Kyrgios look like a ‘VILLAIN’ By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:17 EST, 22 December 2022 | Updated: 00:17 EST, 22 December 2022 US tennis star Taylor Fritz fears Nick Kyrgios will […]

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Fritz explains reasons behind Diriyah Tennis Cup participation

Taylor Fritz will be part of the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia and he shared his motivation to take part in the controversial event. Like the other participations, Fritz was criticised for taking part in this event due to the country’s poor human rights record however Fritz has a clear goal behind it. The […]

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Best of 2022: Fritz and Tiafoe Lead Charge for American Men

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday November 30, 2022   In our latest “Best of 2022” we praise the American men for a breakthrough season on many fronts. Photo Source: Getty With the tennis season done and dusted and in the rearview, Tennis Now is circling back to bask in the glory of what […]

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Novak Djokovic takes down Fritz, will look to win sixth ATP Masters title

Novak Djokovic is showing no signs of slowing down after taking down the next generation of tennis stars at the ATP Finals in Turin. The Serbian, age 35, has won 45 matches at the Masters event, 35 more than the other three semifinalists combined: Taylor Fritz (2), Casper Ruud (4) and Andrey Rublev (4). Djokovic […]

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Taylor Fritz: ‘I’ve Proved I Belong’ | ATP Tour | Tennis

It has been a year of firsts for Taylor Fritz. The American lifted his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells in March and cracked the Top 10 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in October, before making his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals this week. Despite suffering semi-final heartbreak against Novak Djokovic in […]

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Taylor Fritz slams fan for ‘disgusting’ act during loss to Djokovic

Taylor Fritz lost to Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals after he was broken when serving for the second set. Source link

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Novak Djokovic Downs Taylor Fritz To Reach Turin Final | ATP Tour | Tennis

Novak Djokovic passed a stern semi-final test from Taylor Fritz on Saturday at the Nitto ATP Finals, where the Serbian prevailed 7-6(5), 7-6(6) to move within one victory of equalling Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the prestigious season finale. A spirited showing from Fritz saw the American recover a break deficit in the […]