Fritz builds perfect player with Rublev, Alcaraz and Zverev among players picked for different parameters

Taylor Fritz constructed his perfect ATP tennis player and included Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Andrey Rublev.

On Wednesday, a Twitter post invited fans to a game where they had to choose different elements of the game from various players to build the best player in different categories.

The tweet presented several options, and participants had a maximum "budget" of $18 to spend on selecting the best serve, forehand, backhand, net play, and movement. Each option had five possible players, with values ranging from $1 to $5.

When fans began responding with their selections, the world No. 9, Taylor Fritz, also joined in and constructed his perfect ATP tennis player.

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For the serve, Fritz chose John Isner, valued at $5, which was the highest amount allotted for each player. For the forehand, he selected Russian player Andrey Rublev, who was valued at $3, leaving out options like Matteo Berrettini ($4) and Rafael Nadal ($5).

For the backhand, Fritz had the choice of Stan Wawrinka ($4) or Novak Djokovic ($5), but he opted for the German player Alexander Zverev. In terms of net play, he went with Dan Evans, valued at $3, passing over options like Jack Sock ($4) and Roger Federer ($5).

Finally, for movement, Taylor Fritz decided on Gael Monfils, priced at $4, and left out Andy Murray ($3) and Carlos Alcaraz ($5).

"Give me John serve, Rublev forehand, Zverev backhand, Evans net game, Monfils movement and it’s OVER … anyone who disagrees is just wrong," Fritz tweeted

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Give me John serve, Rublev forehand, Zverev backhand, Evans net game, Monfils movement and it’s OVER … anyone who disagrees is just wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Taylor Fritz, however, clarified that he sees some potential changes in his selection. He mentioned that he would consider including David Ferrer ($1) as an alternative to Dan Evans for net play, which would allow him to include the forehand of the Italian Matteo Berrettini and the movement of the recent Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz.

"The only alternative I'll accept is going Ferrer for 1$ to take Berrettini forehand and Alcaraz movement," Fritz added later.

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The only alternative il accept is going Ferrer for 1$ to take Berrettini forehand and Alcaraz movement 🙂

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Taylor Fritz indeed had a disappointing exit from Wimbledon in the second round, as he was defeated by the Swedish player Mikael Ymer. The 25-year-old tennis player couldn't maintain the two-set advantage he had and ended up losing in five sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 2-6

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