Taylor Fritz recently scripted a great comeback to win against Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime guiding the United States to their first ever ATP Cup win.
After dropping the first set in the tie break, Fritz was exceptional to come back strongly as he won the second set 6-4. The World No. 23 then earned a breakpoint in the third set and held his serve to close out the game.
The much experienced John Isner earlier defeated Brayden Schnur so Fritz’s win over the Canadian guided USA to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie. This was the United States first-ever win in the ATP Cup. They recorded three defeats in the ATP Cup back in the year 2020.
The 24-year-old was delighted as he spoke after the match. “We’re feeling really good. When we played in 2020, we didn’t win a match, so first win for Team USA at the ATP Cup. It feels good,” said Fritz.
The youngster held his nerve even after losing the first set against Auger-Aliassime. “I knew that it was obviously really important for the team and also really [important] for me and I felt like I played pretty well in the first set, but I felt like I could play even better. So I just kind of focused on that and told myself to just kind of do the same thing I just did and win the next two sets,” added the American.
His more experienced compatriot John Isner got United States off to a sparkling start with his win over Brayden Schnur. The 36-year-old dominated his Canadian counterpart with a 6-1, 6-3 win.
While Fritz defeated Auger Aliassime the tie was put to bed. However, the Americans continued to dominate the tie as they won the doubles aswell. Isner and Fritz paired up to defeat the Canadian dup of Auger Aliassime and Dennis Shapovalov to a 6-4,6-4 win in straight sets to clean sweep the tie 3-0.
The Americans will look to continue that form as they take on Germany in the next round of the ATP Cup. Fritz will go up against Alexander Zverev and it will be a tough test for the youngster. Whereas Isner will look to use all his experience as he locks horns against Jan-Lennard Struff.
