Taylor Fritz: First American To Reach The ATP Top 5 Since Andy Roddick

[Bambooman]

Shapo and FAA managed to get near the top before they had even won anything.

 

[Fiero425]

Shapo and FAA managed to get near the top before they had even won anything.

Expectations can be a life changing thing! I still recall Shapovalov being cheered onto victory over Nadal at Canadien Open years ago! He made that Wimbledon SF, but that's been about it! FAA has a nice, solid game, but nothing that can't be held off on slower courts!

 

[ultimathule]

If nobody asked this yet, I‘d like to ask: What this tells us?

Taylor Fritz is the King of the World!

 

[mike danny]

No disrespect to Fritz, who I quite like as a player, but 3600 points to get to world number 5 is a bit pitiful.

Del Potro had 6825 of them after his USO win back in 2009 and that took him into the top 5 with that haul, behind the 4 you would expect. He would have been number 1 after the USO with that total last year.

Delpo was top 5 even before the USO though. He was at RG at least.

 

[The Guru]

You can remove the signature. Ok, I said something stupid, no need to put me in the same category as actual trolls now.

ok

 

[RS]

You can remove the signature. Ok, I said something stupid, no need to put me in the same category as actual trolls now.

It was controversial not stupid.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

We finally have an American in the top 5 after 14 years, and it's Taylor freaking Fritz.

 

[insideguy]

He will lose early in Mexico.