Taylor Fritz surprised Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in back-to-back singles clashes on the 2025 Laver Cup this weekend. Journalist Jon Wertheim, impressed with Fritz’s achievement, made a submit on X (previously Twitter), praising the American No. 1. Nevertheless, followers have been fast to criticize his opinion.
Fritz secured his first win over Alcaraz on Saturday, ousting the present world No. 1, 6-3, 6-2, adopted by his overcome Zverev, 6-3, 7-6(4). These contributed to Staff World profitable the Laver Cup title for the third time since 2022. Commending these feats, Wertheim posted:
“He might not get rating factors….However Taylor Fritz simply beat the No.1 participant and No.3 participant. On consecutive days. In straight units…”
Followers got here throughout this submit, and a few ensured to level out that it wasn’t an official ATP match. Others talked about that if he confronted Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic as a substitute, the outcomes wouldn’t have been the identical.
Listed here are a number of the fan reactions:
“Cease this BS, if there’s a level Sinner and Novak will likely be right here to beat his a**,” a fan posted.
“Yeah no person cares about this glorified exhibition lmao,” one other wrote.
“Man, the best way these American males get hyped for completely nothing cracks me up so so unhealthy. I suppose when you will have a 20+ yr slam drought, it’s important to be beg[ging] like this,” a fan said.
“Humorous how exhibitions work. However I get it, promoting American males’s tennis is a tricky gig nowadays,” commented one other.
“sure, it should be a pleasant feeling when your finest wins come at an exho,” wrote one.
Taylor Fritz’s solely loss within the occasion got here in doubles towards the pair of Carlos Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik on Friday.
Taylor Fritz on his win over Carlos Alcaraz on the Laver Cup
Taylor Fritz was ecstatic to get his first win over Carlos Alcaraz in his professional profession on the Laver Cup. They’ve met one another 4 occasions of their profession to date, of which Alcaraz clinched three wins, with the final match being on the semifinals of Wimbledon this yr.
Talking to the media, Fritz revealed the change in technique and mindset he adopted to safe his victory over the Spaniard. (through the official web site of Laver Cup)
“I knew what I needed to do,” stated Fritz. “The query was if I used to be going to have the ability to do it. The thrice I had performed Carlos, he had damaged me within the first recreation each time. Getting out of that first recreation was big. I simply made certain I didn’t second-guess myself.”
Staff World gained seven out of the ten matches performed all through the exhibition occasion from September 19-21.
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Edited by Pritha Ghosh
