"I'm nowhere near my peak" says Taylor Fritz after Indian Wells run

Taylor Fritz has been a Top 50 player for a solid amount of time but the American is adamant he is far from his peak and has a lot of room to improve.

Fritz recently had his biggest success at an event at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells where he reached the semifinal. The American played in his home state of California and he dazzled many with his brave play that saw him take down quite a few big names en route to the semifinal. It was exposure Fritz did not have in the past year even with the young American being one of the brightest talents US tennis has produced in the past few years.

He himself is adamant that the Indian Wells display is nowhere near his peak which is quite possible. Speaking after his loss to Basilashvili Fritz said:

“I’d like to still improve my serve. Then have my forehand be even more reliable than it is now, more of a weapon, fewer errors on it. I’ve been working a lot on coming forward to the net. I’d love to be able to finish more points at the net, feel more comfortable with it. Because I hurt people with my power, kind of back them up. Coming to the net can add another layer to my game."

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Fritz also added that he will need to improve his return which he believes has room to grow. When it's working it can be very uncomfortable and Jannik Sinner experienced that on his own skin with Fritz dominating his 2nd serve with his return. On his return Fritz said:

“Just improving the return, becoming stronger and faster, which I’ve been able to do over the past couple of years. There’s still a lot of room for improvement. Everyone kind of peaks at different times. But I’m 23 right now. I just know that I’m nowhere near where I think I’m going to be as a player.”