Make a head
Fritz extends profitable streak towards Zverev in Laver Cup
American has gained the final three Lexus ATP Head2Head battles with rival
September 21, 2024
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Taylor Fritz defeats Alexander Zverev on the Laver Cup in Berlin on Saturday.
By ATP workers
Is Taylor Fritz prepared for a late season breakthrough that might take him all the best way to the Nitto ATP Finals?
The Crew World star claimed his seventh win towards a high 10 opponent in 2024 on Saturday by beating Crew Europe’s Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-5 on the Laver Cup. Fritz got here again from 2-4 down within the second set to safe a one-hour, 57-minute victory, his third straight tour-level triumph towards the German, to open a 6-4 lead for Crew World in Berlin.
Again on 🔝 @Taylor_Fritz97 provides Crew World a 6-4 lead after a 6-4 7-5 victory over Zverev.@LaverCup | #LaverCup photo.twitter.com/zAHTgLVl39
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 21, 2024
Whereas there are not any PIF ATP Rankings factors accessible at this week’s Laver Cup, the place Fritz competes as world quantity seven, Saturday night time’s victory over house favorite Zverev at Uber Enviornment was a contemporary reminder of the momentum the American has been constructing heading into the ultimate two months of the season. He sits fifth within the PIF ATP Dwell Race To Turin as he seeks a second look on the Nitto ATP Finals.
The 26-year-old Fritz arrived in Germany after reaching his first Grand Slam ultimate on the US Open, the place he defeated Zverev in 4 units within the quarter-finals. After additionally profitable within the fourth spherical towards the pair at Wimbledon in July, he now leads the German 6-5 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
Fritz fired a sequence of blistering winners from lengthy vary to defeat Zverev on house soil in Berlin, the place Crew World and its captain John McEnroe are chasing a 3rd straight victory within the crew occasion. Though Zverev channeled the house aspect’s help to take a break lead within the second set, he couldn’t maintain his assault as Fritz secured a victory that noticed him fireplace 27 winners to his opponent’s 11.