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Miami 22 R3:

11 Jannik Sinner 2919
12 Taylor Fritz 2875
13 Denis Shapovalov 2693

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Fritz Brushes Off Tabilo In 2022 Clay Debut In Houston

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Isner, Garin, Tiafoe all come from behind to reach quarter-finals
After a hugely successful month of March on the U.S. coasts, Taylor Fritz showed that his big game is also a perfect fit for Texas.

On Thursday at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, the World No. 13 American made a winning clay-court debut for the season with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Alejandro Tabilo. Fresh off his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells and a fourth-round run in Miami, Fritz got up and running on the Houston clay by taking the first four games of the match, then closed it out with his fifth break of the contest.

"I felt like tonight was going to be a really tough match, given he's done really well on clay," Fritz said of his Houston opener. "It was my first match [on clay]. I'm pretty happy with how I played. I can't complain, I got out of that pretty solid."


Chile's Tabilo, who has played exclusively on clay since February, reached his first ATP Tour final as a qualifier in Cordoba and later advanced to the Santiago semi-finals. He entered Houston following a final run at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Santiago in March.

But Fritz dominated his World No. 100 opponent early, and led by a set and a break before the Tabilo made his charge midway through set two. Down 0-3 in the second set, Tabilo began to settle in, cutting down on his errors to bring the set to 4-4.

The American avoided any late drama by reasserting himself and taking the last two games of the match.

He hit just a few drop shots over the course of the one-hour encounter, but said post-match that he's working on adding that tactic for the clay swing: "It's definitely something I need to bring into my game because I back people up so much on the groundstrokes," he explained, before stating that his goals for the season include breaking into the Top 10 and qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fritz-h ... 2-thursday

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The sigh of relief Taylor Fritz let out as he waved to the fans on Tuesday afternoon said it all.

Despite trailing by a break in the third set against Monagesque wild card Lucas Catarina, the World No. 430, Fritz rallied for a 6-7(6), 7-6(5), 6-4 victory to reach the second round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The American will next play former World No. 3 Marin Cilic, who eliminated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Monday.

Fritz is enjoying the best season of his career, having just lifted his first ATP Masters 1000 title in March at the BNP Paribas Open. The 10th seed, who is making his third appearance in the Principality, earned seven service breaks in his two-hour, 40-minute triumph.

Catarina played inspired tennis on home soil to take a 4-2 lead in the decider, but Fritz never panicked and used his big forehand to great effect in the big moments. The 24-year-old is now 18-6 on the season.

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