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#2) Indian Wells 2022


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R1 wolna runda
R2 Kamil Majchrzak 6‑1 6‑1
R3 [Q] Jaume Munar 6‑4 2‑6 7‑6(2)
R4 [29] Alex de Minaur 3‑6 6‑4 7‑6(5)
QF Miomir Kecmanović 7‑6(5) 3‑6 6‑1
SF [7] Andriej Rubliow 7-5 6-4
W [4] Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(5)

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21.03.2022 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 13

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Fritz Climbs Into Top 15, Mover Of Week

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 21 March 2022
No. 13 Taylor Fritz, +7 (Career High)
The 24-year-old has jumped into the Top 15 of the ATP Rankings for the first time after he captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Open. Fritz, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, is the first American man to lift the trophy in Indian Wells since Andre Agassi in 2001. It is the second time Fritz has triumphed after a tour-level event, following his victory in Eastbourne in 2019. Read Indian Wells Final Report & Watch Highlights.

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No. 3 Rafael Nadal, +1
The Spaniard has risen one place after he soared to the championship match in the Californian desert. The 35-year-old, who clinched the crown in Indian Wells in 2007, 2009 and 2013, earned hard-fought wins against Nick Kyrgios and #NextGenATP countryman Carlos Alcaraz to improve to 20-1 on the season.
No. 16 Carlos Alcaraz, +3 (Career High)
The 18-year-old’s rapid rise up the ATP Rankings shows little sign of slowing. The Spaniard dispatched Top 20 stars Roberto Bautista Agut, Gael Monfils and Cameron Norrie in straight sets in Indian Wells as he advanced to the semi-finals at a Masters 1000 tournament for the first time.

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Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 1 Novak Djokovic, +1
No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz, +1
No. 24 Gael Monfils, +4
No. 28 Alex de Minaur, +3
No. 29 Grigor Dimitrov, +6
No. 39 Jenson Brooksby, +39 (Career High)
No. 42 Botic van de Zandschulp, +5 (Career High)
No. 48 Miomir Kecmanovic, +13
No. 69 Daniel Altmaier, +10 (Career High)
No. 84 Denis Kudla, +18

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Inside Fritz's Rollercoaster Indian Wells Win

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Fritz's coach, Michael Russell, provides exclusive insight
Taylor Fritz’s coach, Michael Russell, had one word to describe his charge’s dream run to the BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells last week: rollercoaster.

The American, who is now a career-high No. 13 in the ATP Rankings, tweaked his ankle during his semi-final win against Andrey Rublev, and had to cut short his first warmup on Sunday before playing Rafael Nadal for the trophy.

“We didn’t really know how it was going to feel until he got on court and really tested it,” Russell told ATPTour.com. “But we weren’t expecting it to be that bad.”

Fritz’s physio, Wolfgang Oswald, and the tournament doctor tried their best to make things more comfortable for the 24-year-old by using various methods, including taping.

"[He] got an injection and then finally it got to the point where the injection kicked in and he literally had zero pain," Russell said.

But the coach gave his player a major test before the match. The team ventured to a practice court where nobody was around, and Russell put Fritz through an intense session.

“We would never warm up like that, ever. We really tested it. I had him going side to side, drop shots. I basically said, ‘Okay, we’re going to play a groundstroke game, but I’m in one corner and I get full court.’ I was exhausting him on purpose to see if he could do all this, because he was going to have to do it for two hours, at least, two and a half,” Russell said. “And he was able to do it with a straight face and said, ‘Look, I can do all this. I’m confident in my foot and that I could play.’


“I really moved him and we still advised him not to play because we just didn’t know what the MRI would say and [what] any longterm effects [would be]. We didn’t want to deter his career. It’s a macro picture of what to look at, but the guy is such a warrior, such a competitor and so stubborn.”

Fritz himself admitted he was stubborn. Regardless of his team’s advice, he had his mind set.

“He was like ‘No, I’m going to play. And the way that I feel right now, I’ll regret this decision the rest of my life if I don’t walk on court and give it my best,’” Russell recalled. “So we said, ‘Okay, as long as you understand that we’re not condoning that you go on court and play, because it could be a really, really bad injury. But it’s on you, and it’s your decision.’ He said, ‘Yeah’ and was like, ‘Sorry I’m so stubborn, but I have to step out there.’ We were like ‘Okay’ and miraculously he felt great.”

The Californian played aggressive tennis to take the action to Nadal, who entered the match 20-0, a career-best start to the season for the Spaniard. Even when Rafa appeared poised to claw through the second-set tie-break to force a decider, Fritz remained calm and battled through.

“Sometimes [having an injury] can free you up a little bit, too. You have that a little bit in the back of your mind, that the ankle is not quite 100 per cent, and you’re a little freer. Already you’re considered the underdog by ranking and of course the experience Rafa has in a final,” Russell said. “Taylor did a great job, especially in that tie-break in the second, he really took it to Rafa, played his game and played big-strike tennis, big serve, big groundstrokes and didn’t give Rafa any rhythm. It just turned out to be an incredible week.”


It was a whirlwind for the entire team. From telling Fritz he should not play to watching him earn Masters 1000 glory, there were plenty of emotions.

“We all just said, ‘Incredible fight, [you are] such a warrior’ and [there were] just a lot of big smiles,” Russell said. “[There was] a lot of shaking of the head too, because of what transpired an hour to two hours before the match to what happened in the match to win your first Masters [1000] event, and [that he did it] in the United States. It’s just incredible.”

Indian Wells has been a happy hunting ground for Fritz in the past six months. When the BNP Paribas Open was held in the California desert last October, he reached the semi-finals as the World No. 39. Now he is on the verge of cracking the Top 10.

“It’s just a great story. Taylor is from Southern California, he’s in the final of Indian Wells. It kind of kickstarted the performance that he’s had the past six months [when he did well] there last October,” Russell said. “We’ve been continuing to build on that and it’s been sweet. He’s just got to continue the progression and success and stay healthy.”

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Fritz Gets Going In Miami With Kukushkin Win

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American sets third-round clash with compatriot Paul
After his dream run to the title in Indian Wells, the 2022 Sunshine Double is only getting better for Taylor Fritz at the Miami Open presented by Itau.

The American was made to work by qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin but used his trademark big serving to good effect on his way to a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory and reach the third round of the ATP Masters 1000 event at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

The 11th seed will have no interest in stopping there as he seeks to become the first man to win in both Indian Wells and Miami in the same year since Roger Federer in 2017. Playing with confidence after rising to a career-high No. 13 in the ATP Rankings, Fritz combined a solid ground game with his trademark big serving to oust Kukushkin despite dropping the second set in south Florida.

It was a bright display from the Kazakh, who notched his first tour-level win of 2022 in the first round against Botic van de Zandschulp, but the World No. 159 ultimately lacked the weapons to hurt the powerful American.

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An early break to love was enough for Fritz to secure the opening set as the No. 1 American stayed solid on serve, but Kukushkin fought admirably and took his chance by converting his first break point of the match at 6-5 in the second set to force a decider.

Despite the setback normal service resumed on the Fritz delivery in the third set, and Kukushkin’s lack of penetration in return games continued to give the American freedom to attack. Two breaks in the decider secured the win for Fritz as he extended his ATP Head2Head series lead over the Kazakh to 3-0.


Fritz’s final serving numbers told the story of the match, the American firing seven aces and winning 85 per cent (41/48) of points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

He will next face compatriot Tommy Paul, who battled hard for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) victory over 23rd seed Karen Khachanov earlier on Saturday.

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