The American, who reached the 2020 Acapulco final (l. I feel like it's possible for sure.'įor now, Fritz is focussed on winning his sixth ATP Tour title - and his second ATP 500 crown after last October in Tokyo - this week in Mexico. I need to be playing really well one specific week. 'I think if I'm able to win a Masters 1000, then I'm able to win a Grand Slam,' he said in an Acapulco press conference following his opening win.

Nearly one year after winning the biggest trophy of his career, Fritz feels that victory shows he is capable of contending for more of the game's greatest prizes. In order to maintain his position, Fritz will likely need to defend his Indian Wells title next month when he returns to his native Southern California. He later added: 'It's a huge honour to be the first American in the Top 5 since was and I'm hoping that I can take it even further.' 'Now I just need to focus on the tournament week and not so much about the ranking.' 7, passing Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev after both dropped points last week. I've known for about a week now that today was going to be the day that I'd be Top 5,' said Fritz, whose Delray Beach title put him in position to move up two spots from World No. 'It's obviously pretty exciting to be Top 5. Djokovic is going for a calendar year Grand Slam after Zverev thwarted his bid for a Golden Slam.While the 25-year-old appreciates the gravity of his achievement, both on a personal level and in the broader scope of American men's tennis, Fritz is doing his best to keep his focus on the task hand this week in Acapulco. Germany's Zverev upset Novak Djokovic in the Olympics and looks to do the same at Flushing Meadows, barring some sort of dramatic upset by Denmark's Holger Rune of Djokovic on Tuesday night. 4 Zverev defeated American Sam Querrey in three sets, hitting 18 aces, in just 1 hour, 40 minutes. In one of the biggest matches on Tuesday, Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev moved into the second round, extending his current win streak to 12 matches. 7 Denis Shapovalov def. Federico Delbonis 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 6 Matteo Berrettini def. Jérémy Chardy 7-6, 7-6, 6-3 ET, and top seed Novak Djokovic taking on Holger Rune at Arthur Ashe Stadium. 6 Bianca Andreescu and Viktorija Golubic, which gets underway at 9 p.m. Tuesday evening is headlined by the women's match between No. We'll break down the stats and results of Tuesday's top singles matchups. Korda had skipped the Tokyo Games to prepare for the U.S. Korda had stomach issues, per his agent and according to the New York Times. Open Tuesday, namely as American Sebastian Korda was forced to retire because of illness in his match against Nikoloz Basilashvili. There were also upsetting scenes at the U.S.

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