"Feels great" - Fritz after winning maiden ATP Finals match

Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in his first-ever match at the ATP Finals and he admitted that it feels great to be on top of the group.

Not only did he win the first match, but he is also sitting at the top of the group which is a good sign for moving to the semi-finals. Players that sit on top of the group after the first match generally make it to the semi-finals and he echoed a similar sentiment after the match:

"It feels great. I felt like coming out the first match, especially for my hopes of getting out of the group, it was going to be really important. I didn't want to put myself in a position where I needed to win out if I wanted to move on. I came out and played a great match, and I couldn't be happier."

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Fritz benefited greatly for the faster court and he admitted after the match, that it does play really fast:

"The court's definitely fast. For me, fast is good for my serve, it's good for my backhand. I feel like different speeds always have parts that help my game, and parts that hurt my game. On a slower court, I have so much more time to kind of load up on a forehand."

He added:

"On a court like this, I can lean into my backhand and hit it deep cross to Rafa's forehand, and it makes it a but tougher for him to step in and crush it. On a slower surface, he gets time on the forehand when I go backhand cross, and it's probably done for me. So I'd say that's where it helps me the most on the ground against him."

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