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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters – Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – April 13, 2022 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. during his second round match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Monte Carlo Masters – Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France – April 13, 2022 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. during his second round match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Taylor Fritz has had a memorable 2022 season. Earlier this year, he defeated Rafael Nadal to clinch the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells. Further, he has been having a consistent run across tournaments. Owing to his good form, Fritz has climbed to the 14th spot on the ATP rankings chart.
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The 24-year-old is in Paris to take part in the French Open 2022. He won his opening-round match against Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna of Argentina. Recently, Fritz was disappointed with a publication house after it had an inappropriate title to an article on him. Subsequently, he vented his frustration.
Taylor Fritz clarifies his comments
The Indian Wells champion took to Twitter to call out a journalist for the misleading title. He said, “Yo I’m actually never answering questions in press again this title is ABSOLUTELY WILD…. Tell me where I called on anybody to have crazy “mega outbursts”, let me clarify my stance officially.”
Further, he went on to add, “I think being crazy/animated/interacting w crowd is entertaining and there shud be leeway for players to do it without worry of being fined, AS LONG as OBVIOUSLY the players actions don’t put anyone else in harms way, that is not okay and should be punished harder then it’s been.”
I think being crazy/animated/interacting w crowd is entertaining and there shud be leeway for players to do it without worry of being fined, AS LONG as OBVIOUSLY the players actions don’t put anyone else in harms way, that is not okay and should be punished harder then it’s been.
— Taylor Fritz (@Taylor_Fritz97) May 24, 2022
Reacting to this, Nick Kyrgios said, “Hahahahahahah brother the media do what they want. It’s embarrassing.”
Fritz off to a winning start in Paris
The 24-year-old had to dig deep to win his first-round match at the French Open against qualifier, Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna. In a match lasting just over three and a half hours, Fritz prevailed over the Argentine in a five-setter thriller. Specifically, it was a topsy-turvy match with the American winning the first-set tiebreaker to clinch the set, 7-6 (2).
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Mar 15, 2022; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Taylor Fritz (USA) celebrates as he defeats Jaume Munar (not pictured) in a third set tiebreaker in his third round match at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
However, Taverna came back strongly to level the match, winning the second set, 6-3. Further, Fritz won the third set 6-3 before his Argentine opponent again leveled the match by winning the fourth set, 6-4. In the deciding set, Fritz was dominant from the very start as he took the set 6-4 to enter the next round.
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In the second round, Fritz will take on Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain.
