“Getting into the top 5 in the world was my goal this season,” Fritz relishes despite his defeat in the Masters final

American Taylor Fritz was beaten for the second time this week by Italian Jannik Sinner on Sunday in the ATP Masters final, but remained positive: “It’s a good way to end the season”he insisted. “It’s been a very good week for me, it’s a good way to end the season, it gives me a lot of confidence to approach the off-season and prepare for the next season”explained the Californian, beaten 6-4, 6-4, in the final and in the group stage by the world No.1 in Turin. “I now have a good idea of ​​what I need to improve, but I also feel that I am playing very good Tennis”he continued.

In the next ATP ranking published on Monday, Fritz, 27, will move from 5th to 4th place, the best ranking of his career. “I have the feeling that I now belong to this top 5. I had already been 5th in the world, but it was for a week in 2023 after my title in Delray Beach”he recalled.

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Heading for Malaga

“At the time, I didn't feel like I was 5th in the world, it's completely different this time, because I had a great year, I feel like I was in the top 5”insisted the first American to play in an ATP Masters final since 2006. “Getting into this top 5 was my goal this season”recalled the one who won two titles in 2024 (Delray Beach, Eastbourne) and played in the final of the US Open, already against Sinner who won in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7- 5).

Fritz will join his American teammates in Malaga to participate in the final phase of the Davis Cup. “I would prefer to go home, but I can't let my teammates down, we said to ourselves that we had a great team and that we could win this trophy”he estimated.