Fritz relishing Nadal tie at ATP Finals: "Playing Rafa is a big dea

Fritz has made a habit of playing Nadal this year but he doesn't mind as he sees the match as a privilege to experience.

You don't play one of the best of all time every day so Fritz is certainly right in being excited to play Nadal again. They had some great matches this year and it was Fritz who handed Nadal his first loss this year. It came at the Indian Wells Masters where Fritz proved better in the final. He nearly beat him at Wimbledon but he will have a chance to do that in Turin:

"Playing Rafa is a big deal. The match we had at Wimbledon was very close. Between the two matches we’ve played, there were highs [after Indian Wells] and lows [following Wimbledon]."

On his year, Fritz added:

"When I started the year, my initial goal was Top 10. After how the year started, I was like, ‘I’m definitely in a good position to make it here [Turin]’. It became a goal of mine, I’m excited to be here. I went on a nice three-day vacation to relax, get my body feeling good.

Finishing off with:

"I got here [Turin] the day the site opened, Monday. Now I’m just training and getting ready. I think what makes all the people here who they are is everyone goes into the event believing they can win. I obviously want to have a good showing, but like everyone else, I’m here to win the event.”