Taylor
Fritz recalled the tough moment he had during the semifinals of the Mexico Open
playing against his compatriot
Tommy Paul.
The
25-year-old player had the longest match in Mexico Open's history against his
fellow American, Paul, who eventually won 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(2). In the third set
of the match, both players showed physical exhaustion, but it was particularly
Fritz who drew attention after vomiting into a bucket next to the court. As his
girlfriend later revealed, the American suffered from severe dehydration that
required medical attention.
Despite the
difficult moment, Fritz arrived in good shape to defend his Indian Wells crown.
In his debut at the tournament, he faced young Ben Shelton in a three-set
battle, winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. After his great victory, the world No. 5
recalled the events that took place in Mexico."That was pretty
embarrassing to throw up on the court,"
Taylor Fritz told Tennis Channel.
"The crazy thing is I've never in my life thrown up from any kind of
physical activity. That's the first time ever." said Fritz.
“That was
one of the worst nights probably, after the match," he added.
As he
mentioned, after the game he was close to fainting in the shower and he
couldn't even digest the liquids he was taking for dehydration
"I
tried to get into the shower. Sometimes that helps me not full body cramp...I
basically just collapsed in the shower, I went to the ground and felt like I
was going to pass out,"
"I
went through this cycle the next four hours where I just full body cramp
everywhere, I tried to get some fluids in me and threw it all up, and then
start cramping again."
The tennis
player added that despite it being one of his worst nights, he wasn't too sore
the next day.
"I was
suprised that I actually ended up not even being that sore the next day and I
was able to get back to training two days later. So, I felt a lot better after
that than I thought I would," said Fritz. The next step in his run in
California is Argentine Sebastian Baez, the thirtieth seed of the tournament.