Remembering when Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title! #NittoATPFlashback | #Partner
World number eight Taylor Fritz has achieved another milestone with some impressive performances in the recent past.
The 25-year-old has recently taken part in the China Open where his journey came to an end in the round of 32 where he lost to Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.
However, before that, Fritz defeated Yosuke Watanuki of Japan in the round of 32 with a score of 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.
With that win, he became the first American men’s player to win 50 matches in a single season since 2008.
Back then, it was the former world number one Andy Roddick who achieved that milestone.
Despite that achievement, Fritz will be bitterly disappointed after failing to produce an impressive performance in the big events.
Despite playing in the main round of all the Grand Slams, the California-born managed to qualify for the quarterfinal or beyond in just one event — the US Open.
Fritz ended up losing that contest to the current world number one Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Other than that, the American tennis star was knocked out of the Australian Open in the second, the French Open in the third and Wimbledon in the fourth round.
Remembering when Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title! #NittoATPFlashback | #Partner