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

[mike danny]

Can't forgive him for letting the no-serve-Ned get away at Wimbledon, but still happy to see him moving up. Being strong off both wings with a very good serve and an offensive mindset, it's always a pleasure to watch his game.

He can't seem to hit with angles though which is why he couldn't beat injured players.

 

[mike danny]

Why drop Madrid just add a 10th masters and cut some of the BS from the schedule

Speaking of 10th masters, we've not even had a 9th masters for 2 years now.

 

[mike danny]

Madrid is part of the BS in the schedule. It's a clay court tournament that doesn't play like the other clay courts

Nothing wrong with that. Before it there was Hamburg.

 

[insideguy]

People also forget Taylor was not having a bad clay season last year till he got hurt . He won three matches at Monte Carlo, Withdrew from Madrid and Rome. He has points he can really pick up there as well. " If he stays healthy"

 

[insideguy]

Nothing wrong with that. Before it there was Hamburg.

Ive said for years they should make Hamburg a grass masters no one listens to me at the ATP

 

[80s New Wave]

Timing seems odd as he's gone out early at the last 2 slams and has nothing for Wimbledon. Where are his points coming from?

 

[The Fedfather]

Timing seems odd as he's gone out early at the last 2 slams and has nothing for Wimbledon. Where are his points coming from?

Look at the results of other top guys. Fritz is going up the career ladder without extraordinary results because others are doing worse.

 

[Lozo1016]

Timing seems odd as he's gone out early at the last 2 slams and has nothing for Wimbledon. Where are his points coming from?

Taylor Fritz | Rankings Breakdown | ATP Tour | Tennis

Official ATP Rankings and Race points breakdown of Taylor Fritz by tournament and drop date for singles and doubles.

www.atptour.com

His top point totals:
Indian Wells W - 1,000
Tokyo W - 500
ATP Finals SF - 400
United Cup W - 350
Delray Beach W - 250
Eastbourne W - 250

Those 6 tournaments give him 2,750 of his 3,660 points.

 

[dr325i]

Well, Rafa was injured.

LOL

 

[80s New Wave]

Taylor Fritz | Rankings Breakdown | ATP Tour | Tennis

Official ATP Rankings and Race points breakdown of Taylor Fritz by tournament and drop date for singles and doubles.

www.atptour.com

His top point totals:
Indian Wells W - 1,000
Tokyo W - 500
ATP Finals SF - 400
United Cup W - 350
Delray Beach W - 250
Eastbourne W - 250

Those 6 tournaments give him 2,750 of his 3,660 points.

Got it. Still seems odd to make it that high with so few slam points although we'll see where he is after IW.

 

[BeatlesFan]

An American to upset Djokovic at Wimbledon?

I think 52 year old Sampras would have a better shot at dethroning Novak at Wimbledon this July. Fritz doesn't have the mental strength to beat Djoker in a slam. I can't believe he's top 5 - what a weak era.

 

[I Am Finnish]

After his performance at the Delray Beach Open, Taylor Fritz will enter the top 5 of the ATP rankings on February 27th. It's the first time an American will occupy a top 5 spot in the ATP rankings since Andy Roddick in 2009.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627586350772895745

Mardy Fish reached #7 in 2011, Jack Sock reached #8 in 2017, and John Isner reached #8 in 2018. Taylor Fritz is currently #7 but he will ascend to #5 next week.

For American fans who have been clamoring to see their men excelling at tennis again, this could be another indication that the arrow is pointing up.

Congratulations, Taylor Fritz!

What it tell us?

 

[I Am Finnish]

That’s outstanding - his BH and movement have improved a lot lately while his FH and serves have always been top 5 caliber. I have seen him able to hang in long rallies with the top players lately in a way that he could not do before.

An American to upset Djokovic at Wimbledon?

 

[StrongRule]

Madrid is part of the BS in the schedule. It's a clay court tournament that doesn't play like the other clay courts

With the Djokovic Open being played in the last few years, Madrid is not the only one.

 

[Mustard]

If speaking of that Wimbledon upset in 2016, Novak sabotaged himself in a game! He challenged a couple calls incorrectly, then Sam actually missed a shot, but Novak out of challenges! A grass court match can come down to one point more than any other surface IMO! This was the beginning of the end for Dokovic after completing his Nole-Slam! He made it to the USO & YEC finals, but wasn't in either match! It took well over another yr. to finally get over whatever was going on behind the scenes!

All hail Pepe Imaz and Marco Cecchinato

 

[Mustard]

Madrid is part of the BS in the schedule. It's a clay court tournament that doesn't play like the other clay courts

Madrid is at altitude, i.e. over 2,000 feet above sea level. That's not quite Kitzbuhel Austrian Alps altitude (over 2,500 feet), but the altitude in Madrid is high by European tennis standards. Monte Carlo, Rome and Paris are all near sea level.

 

[Djokovic2011]

It's really quite shocking that an American player hasn't been in the top 5 since 2009.

 

[insideguy]

No one ever comes on here and tells me hey man you were right two years ago when you predicted this. I got in epic arguments somewhere on here with guys telling me he would be lucky to be top 20 or top 10. In reality without some personal issues early on and some injuries and of course the Wimbledon points baloney he would have been there earlier.

 

[Don Felder]

To me, Fritz needs to watch some del Potro matches and learn how to step to his left and unleash on a forehand.

All too often he’s content getting into backhand to backhand rallies, and while his backhand is solid, he needs to take control of the point early, and not relinquish that control. That’s the only way he’ll have a chance against Djoker.

Don’t get me wrong: I root for him to do well, but I want him to dominate the court like he should. His serve & forehand are good enough, but he doesn’t unleash as often as he should IMO.

Agreed. He doesn’t have any down the line backhand to speak of, either, which makes him taking initiative all the more urgent.

 

[fedfan24]

If Fritz couldn't overcome a dying Nadal at Wimbledon, he's not getting past Djokovic.

any potential threats won’t be on his side of the draw anyway.

 

[fedfan24]

casper ruud and taylor fritz as top 5 players i hope weaponless pusher cam norrie can make it too just to put the !!!!

 

[The Guru]

Speaking of 10th masters, we've not even had a 9th masters for 2 years now.

lol good point

 

[DSH]

Timing seems odd as he's gone out early at the last 2 slams and has nothing for Wimbledon. Where are his points coming from?

Fritz really likes to go to Disney to see Mickey Mouse parade.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Top 5 with just the one slam QF and it didn't even actually count towards his points cause it was Wimbledon last year....

ATP in a strange state.

 

[DSH]

Top 5 with just the one slam QF and it didn't even actually count towards his points cause it was Wimbledon last year....

ATP in a strange state.

It's a scandal, it's an outrage, it's a disgrace!

 

[Mainad]

Can Fritz go the whole hog and become the first American man since Roddick to win a Slam and be world #1?

 

[Mainad]

It's an scandal, a outrage, an digrace!

FTFY

 

[travlerajm]

Oh I get ya brother. You are preaching to the choir. If I was on the ATP/ WTA board of directors I would have told them they are all out of their minds and left.

They didn’t quite think it through by doing the exercise of projecting how it would play out.

 

[travlerajm]

No one ever comes on here and tells me hey man you were right two years ago when you predicted this. I got in epic arguments somewhere on here with guys telling me he would be lucky to be top 20 or top 10. In reality without some personal issues early on and some injuries and of course the Wimbledon points baloney he would have been there earlier.

Good one!

 

[mike danny]

lol good point

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

 

[ChrisJR3264]

This dude is the weakest top 5 player ever.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Can Fritz go the whole hog and become the first American man since Roddick to win a Slam and be world #1?

Fritz is never winning a slam. You have to be mentally strong to do that. Not fragile. If anything that Netflix series did - was expose that weakness in his game.

 

[Open Stance]

Wow I knew he was going to be top 6 didnt know if he was gonna go top 5. I wonder where he would be if they counted his Wimbledon points.

He's 1,900 points behind #4 Ruud so the W points would only help him stay up at 5 after IW points come off.

 

[lizjo]

I will never understand what the ATP thought they were accomplishing by not awarding ranking points for last year's Wimbledon. A truly unfair and stupid decision.

Maybe they thought fewer players would want to play for no points, thus damaging the tournament. Didn't work.

 

[lizjo]

Maybe they thought fewer players would want to play for no points, thus damaging the tournament. Didn't work.

Saw someone had already answered this.
Fritz makes me nervous. He's all arms and legs, pretty poor movement, and seems off balance a lot of the time. I do wish him all the best, though. Nobody else is stepping up to do it. Sadly.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Best thing since sliced Roddick

 

[Fiero425]

This dude is the weakest top 5 player ever.

Maybe under today's standard when the Big 3 ruled the top ranks & the rest were fillers! Back in the day, someone like Vitas Gerulaitus had no real weapons but his wheels! He was #4 for quite a while; esp. during the suspension of Vilas for taking "under the table" $$!

 

[atatu]

This dude is the weakest top 5 player ever.

Jiri Novak has joined the forum....

 

[LaVie en Rose]

Improved BH CC but not DTL.
Quite nice DB run . Let's see can he defend IW

 

[ND-13]

Fritz in top 5, oh dear.

If people think Fritz is playing some great tennis, I would suggest going to an ophthalmologist

Don’t measure based on how you play against Kecmanovic and Wu

 

[vex]

After his performance at the Delray Beach Open, Taylor Fritz will enter the top 5 of the ATP rankings on February 27th. It's the first time an American will occupy a top 5 spot in the ATP rankings since Andy Roddick in 2009.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627586350772895745

Mardy Fish reached #7 in 2011, Jack Sock reached #8 in 2017, and John Isner reached #8 in 2018. Taylor Fritz is currently #7 but he will ascend to #5 next week.

For American fans who have been clamoring to see their men excelling at tennis again, this could be another indication that the arrow is pointing up.

Congratulations, Taylor Fritz!

How the F did this happen…

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

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.

 

[insideguy]

He's 1,900 points behind #4 Ruud so the W points would only help him stay up at 5 after IW points come off.

Yes but as I said he would probably been in top 5 earlier if Wimbledon counted

 

[insideguy]

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.

Well remember Wimbledon points didn’t count for anyone. However your also correct, but this is what weak era people have been saying over and over. These guys are not even consistent against the rest of the tour let alone against novak.

 

[LaVie en Rose]

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.

Wimbledon +Shanghai =3000 potential points erased from ranking

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

Wimbledon +Shanghai =3000 potential points erased from ranking

Well he would have received 270 points from reaching the QFs at Wimbledon last year (as he reached the 3R in 2021) and Shanghai hasn't been on the calendar for 3 years now.

Well remember Wimbledon points didn’t count for anyone. However your also correct, but this is what weak era people have been saying over and over. These guys are not even consistent against the rest of the tour let alone against novak.

Of course, but he'd still be under 4000 points even with Wimbledon points.

 

[LaVie en Rose]

Well he would have received 270 points from reaching the QFs at Wimbledon last year (as he reached the 3R in 2021) and Shanghai hasn't been on the calendar for 3 years now.

Just stating how many potential pts erased from ranking

 

[insideguy]

Well he would have received 270 points from reaching the QFs at Wimbledon last year (as he reached the 3R in 2021) and Shanghai hasn't been on the calendar for 3 years now.



Of course, but he'd still be under 4000 points even with Wimbledon points.

All true. I mean we have had a billion debates about the level of talent below the top two guys and this sort of just confirms it. I mean novak played part time last year , missed points from two slams 4 masters? And still is number 1.

 

[Sudacafan]

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

 

[insideguy]

They didn’t quite think it through by doing the exercise of projecting how it would play out.

It was truly one of the dumbest things they have done in a long long time.