Roddick on next step for Fritz after ATP Finals: "Going to be consistently winning those matches that he's supposed to win"

Andy Roddick talked about Taylor Fritz in his role as the Tennis Channel's analyst explaining what he needs to do next.

Fritz had more than a solid first run at the ATP Finals getting out of a tough group and playing Novak Djokovic fairly close in the semi-finals. It wasn't the best of showings from Fritz but certainly, one that he can learn from moving forward.

Roddick said:

"The next step is going to be consistently winning those matches that he's supposed to win, right? He has proven that he can play well when the level is up here. But can he get past Gilles Simon in the second round of Bercy or Brandon Holt first round of the US Open, that's gonna take him from you know, 7-8 in the world to 3-4 in the world."

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He added:

"I think Taylor made as much progress this year as anyone could possibly expect. Breaking serve at a 25% clip, I think Jim (Courier) sent a stat the other day, that's 6% higher than it was two years ago. So, the progress is obvious."

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