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Fritz takes essential step in direction of Turin with opening win in Paris
American is chasing considered one of 4 remaining locations on the Nitto ATP Finals
October 28, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Taylor Fritz will get off to a profitable begin Tuesday on the Rolex Paris Masters.
By ATP Workers
Taylor Fritz stayed forward of the chasing pack of Nitto ATP Finals contenders on the Rolex Paris Masters Tuesday with a 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Australian Aleksandar Vukic.
With fellow Turin contenders Ben Shelton, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev additionally all claiming wins Tuesday, Fritz ensured that he remained subsequent in line to qualify at fifth within the PIF ATP Dwell Race to Turin.
The fourth-seeded American, who fell to Jannik Sinner within the title match of the season finale final 12 months, claimed his 52nd win of the season after firing 12 aces and clubbing 10 forehand winners.
“It was a tricky match,” Fritz mentioned. “I believed that he served very well within the first set. I appeared on the share after the set. I used to be curious. It was 72 per cent. However that was after the tie-break. He missed, I believe, three first serves within the tie-break or so up till that.
“He was in all probability serving 80 per cent first serves, hitting spots on it. He is bought an excellent first serve. So, I did nicely to simply maintain holding serve and play tie-break, after which I discovered the breaks within the second set.”
The 2024 US Open finalist awaits the winner of thirteenth seed Alexander Bublik and Frenchman Corentin Moutet within the third spherical.
“Both method, it is gonna be a really tough match,” Fritz mentioned. “Each of them do loads of photographs that make you uncomfortable, I would say, particularly Moutet, however Bublik as nicely, the drop photographs, each of them. It is loads of craziness occurring. So, I’ve to be very mentally prepared for that match.”
