By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Sunday, March 23, 2025
Picture credit score: Matthew Calvis
Taylor Fritz is hoping a current ab harm is nearly behind as he goals for a profitable week on the Miami Open.
The third-seeded Fritz loved a tricky win over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(2), 6-3.
Within the second set, Fritz stored his cool in an extended eighth recreation that noticed him miss out on 5 break factors earlier than ultimately changing after which holding serve to shut out the practically two-hour win.
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“It’s big as a result of once you begin blowing these alternatives, it virtually will get in your head,” stated Fritz afterwards. “He had no break factors and you’re feeling like he would get one and break you, matches all the time occur like that, however credit score to him.
“He didn’t miss a primary serve when he was down in a recreation.”
Fritz, who now improves to 11-5 this season, is trying to make a deep run in Miami after an early spherical loss in Indian Wells to eventual champion Jack Draper.
The No. 1 American revealed he has been coping with an ab harm since Acapulco. Whereas he’s not 100% but, he feels significantly better this week.
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“Yeah, I would not say. I am 100% again. I feel I type of thought I used to be Indian Wells, however coming and transitioning again to those balls, I really feel like they’re bit delicate. They maintain on the racket and extra. So it is making me making me work somewhat extra on that. That the place I had the tearing however. I really feel I really feel rather a lot higher and particularly with the quick courts it makes it straightforward for me to play,” Fritz stated.
“I am hoping to only type of get my season again on observe as a result of you understand, previous to the harm, I felt actually, actually good about my recreation.”
Fritz subsequent faces Denis Shapovalov within the third spherical.
