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.
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
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.
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