Fritz conquers Zverev to reach maiden Nitto ATP Finals championship match
Fritz eliminates Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in semis
Taylor Fritz from California, is competing in his second season-ending championships having first qualified in 2022. The #5 player in the world has had a stellar season winning two titles (Delray Beach & Eastbourne) and reaching his first grand slam final at the US Open (l. Sinner).
Over the course of ten months, the twenty-seven-year-old has eliminated Alexander Zverev three times in four events and led the head-to-head 6-5. Zverev from Germany and a two-time ATP Finals champion (2018 & 2021) also had an outstanding season, winning two Masters 1000 events (Rome & Paris), while reascending to #2, having first attained that ranking in June 2022.
While they have played on all surfaces this season, Fritz won their last and only indoor hard court match in September at the Laver Cup. Zverev was eager to rewrite the…
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