Sep 1, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Taylor Fritz (USA) celebrates after his match towards Casper Ruud (NOR)(not pictured) in a males’s singles match on day seven of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis event at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle. Necessary Credit score: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports activities No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz delivered 24 aces and punched his ticket into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the second straight 12 months by notching a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 8 Casper Ruud on Sunday afternoon in New York.
Fritz had a 56-32 edge in winners whereas outplaying the Norwegian. He completed the victory in two hours, 44 minutes.
“I simply needed to keep in it as a result of I felt like he outplayed me within the first set,” Fritz stated. “I had some possibilities, he had some possibilities and he took them.
“He was taking part in properly and I did a very good job to struggle firstly of the second to get via some tight service video games and apply some scoreboard strain. I really feel his degree then perhaps dropped somewhat bit. I used to be getting extra appears on second serves and I might simply get via it from there.”
Fritz saved 5 of 6 break factors whereas reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the third time this 12 months. He has by no means reached the semifinals of a serious.
“I’m taking it one match at a time to be sincere. I feel that may add extra strain,” Fritz stated. “I got here in 2022 saying I might win it and I misplaced first spherical. I feel it’s good to take it one match at a time.”
Fritz will face both fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany or fellow American Brandon Nakashima within the quarters. Zverev and Nakashima have been additionally taking part in Sunday.
No. 9 seed Grigor Dimitrov additionally scored a quarterfinal berth by recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 3-6, 6-3 victory over No. 6 Andrey Rublev of Russia.
The Bulgarian began quick earlier than Rublev rebounded to knot the match earlier than ending sturdy to succeed in a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the eighth time in his profession. It’s his second time on the U.S. Open. He misplaced within the semifinals in 2019 towards Daniil Medvedev of Russia.
Dimitrov saved 13 of 18 break factors and had 17 aces, 4 beneath Rublev’s whole within the 3-hour, 40-minute marathon. Rublev had a 47-41 benefit in winners.
Dimitrov will meet both No. 20 Frances Tiafoe or No. 28 seed Alexei Popyrin of Australia within the quarterfinals. These two meet Sunday night time.
“I am making an attempt to get pleasure from each single second and I am celebrating each day that I get to be out right here,” Dimitrov stated. “I am simply specializing in myself. I’ve had very powerful weeks, with my physique and all the pieces. So I simply need to deal with my rehab and the nice issues that I did right now, issues that I can enhance, simply hold it as fundamental as doable, and I am thrilled to be via to the second week.”
–Area Stage Media