‘Anything Can Happen’ – Taylor Fritz Refuses To Get Carried Away by Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon Absence
After being forced to skip his title defense at the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz is also set to miss the Wimbledon Championships due to his wrist injury. While the two-time champion’s absence makes the path easier for his fellow ATP stars, Taylor Fritz has made it clear he will no
‘Anything Can Happen’ – Taylor Fritz Refuses To Get Carried Away by Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon AbsenceAfter being forced to skip his title defense at the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz is also set to miss the Wimbledon Championships due to his wrist injury. While the two-time champion’s absence makes the path easier for his fellow ATP stars, Taylor Fritz has made it clear he will not let Alcaraz’s withdrawal shape his expectations for the grass-court Major.Taylor Fritz Reveals His Wimbledon Expectations Following Carlos Alcaraz’s WithdrawalFollowing the Miami Open in March, Fritz took a two-month break from the tour to manage his knee tendinitis.
The American returned to action on clay at the Geneva Open and later suffered a first-round exit at the French Open. However, he has rediscovered his form since transitioning to grass, the surface on which he has won five of his 10 career titles.Fritz made a stellar run to the BOSS Open final before falling short against Ben Shelton.
He has now reached the semifinals of the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. In an interview with Hard Court amid his campaign at the ATP 500, the world No. 9 was asked whether Carlos Alcaraz’s absence had raised his expectations of lifting the Wimbledon trophy, given that he lost to the Spaniard in the semifinals last year.
However, Fritz insisted that he is not looking too far ahead. He said he would have answered the same question with greater confidence heading into last year’s tournament, but stressed that he still needs to build that belief in his game this time around.“No, I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself, because it is grass and anything can happen.
I felt so good going into last year’s Wimbledon, and I would probably give you a different answer before last year’s tournament, because I didn’t feel like I would lose to anyone who wasn’t a top player. So I think right now I’m just focused on getting to that level of confidence and feeling in my game before we get there,” Fritz said.The A
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