World number 10
Taylor Fritz believes that events like the Olympics
which do not impact rating points impact players, especially if they are from
America.
The mega-event will take place in the summer where players
will compete to get the ultimate prize — a gold medal for their country. Fritz
was recently quoted in a report where he stated that such tournaments impact
players, especially American players who missed out on an opportunity to play on
their home soil.
"Yeah, I mean, I think you could go either way with it,
I think," he said. "I think definitely they should bring back points.
There needs to be some type of incentive. Like, it hurts everybody, like,
especially the Americans a lot to not - like, you miss two weeks of the year on
US hard.
“Yeah, I think that definitely needs to be brought back. I
don't know. I could see it go every way. From a biased standpoint, a team would
be great. It would help us a lot. To be honest, like, going to the Olympics,
you go there to win a medal.
"I feel like if I go there and don't win a medal, then
it's not really, like - I don't know, it's an experience, but I'm not doing
much for my country if I'm not winning a medal. It would be nice if there was
more incentive."