Back to square one. As in 2019, 2020 and 2021, Taylor Fritz failed in the third round of theAustralian Open. But this time, as the No. 4 seed in the tournament. The American giant was no match for a Gaël Monfils who walked on water for three hours, and succeeded in every shot he attempted (3-6, 7-5, 7-6(1), 6-4). The disappointment was obviously immense for the 27-year-old who was hoping to improve on his quarter-final performance last year at Melbourne.
Video – Taylor Fritz, beaten in the 3rd round of the 2025 Australian Open
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“With the way I played today, I expect to beat a lot of players”
“It was a difficult match” confided Fritz at a press conference. “It sucks to be eliminated in the third round. He (Gaël Monfils) just had a really good match, he served unbelievably, I could never know where he was going to serve. In the rally, it was really difficult to reach him, he was throwing everything back I couldn’t even get him out of his position to hope to get to the net so I was playing from the baseline, and it seemed so easy for him to bother me. really had felt like I couldn’t even hurt him.”
“I’m not going to let this match get to me because I played very well and I play very good Tennis. With the way I played today, I expect to win against a lot of players. ( …) I forgot that he was 38 years old. When I arrived on the circuit, he was still one of those young players. In the fourth set, I watched him and sometimes he started to feel tired. , but he did a great job with huge first serves and second serves under pressure. You have to give him credit for that. If he continues to play like he did today, he’ll be hard for anyone to beat.”
