No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz delivered 24 aces and punched his ticket into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the second straight yr 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 mentioned. “I had some possibilities, he had some possibilities and he took them.
“He was enjoying effectively and I did a very good job to combat in the beginning of the second to get by some tight service video games and apply some scoreboard strain. I really feel his stage then possibly dropped slightly bit. I used to be getting extra appears to be like on second serves and I might simply get by it from there.”
Fritz saved 5 of 6 break factors whereas reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the third time this yr. He has by no means reached the semifinals of a significant.
“I’m taking it one match at a time to be sincere. I believe that may add extra strain,” Fritz mentioned. “I got here in 2022 saying I might win it and I misplaced first spherical. I believe 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 had been additionally enjoying 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 robust 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 in opposition to Daniil Medvedev of Russia.
Dimitrov saved 13 of 18 break factors and had 17 aces, 4 under 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 evening.
“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 mentioned. “I am simply specializing in myself. I’ve had very powerful weeks, with my physique and every little thing. So I simply need to concentrate on my rehab and the great issues that I did immediately, issues that I can enhance, simply hold it as fundamental as doable, and I am thrilled to be by to the second week.”
–Area Stage Media
