The Taylor Harry Fritz Fans Forum Thread

[herios]

I am officially jumping on a bandwagon and I want to get in early to get a first class seat

I am truly a believer that Taylor Harry Fritz from the USA will be a really good player. He turned 18 in October and he is the junior boys champion at the USO.

He joined the main challenger tour only in September after he won the USO boys title, while ranked 685, then he won 2 challengers in October before turning 18, played a few more and finished the year ranked 177.

He started the season by winning another event in Happy Valley (AUS), defeating top seed Dudi Sela in the finals (ranked 98) and just qualified for the main draw today, so basically he is undefeated this year (8-0).

The most impressive about him is his mental toughness, sign of the champions, he showed today in his match against Misha Zverev. Taylor won the first set 6-3, then lost the second in a TB  (7-5). He lost the next few games going down to 0-4, however he regrouped and won the next 6 games dfeating the much more experienced Zverev.

He is now set to play R1 against Jack Sock, and that is a bummer to have two young american hopefuls to face each other right away.

 

 

[herios]

I am officially jumping on a bandwagon and I want to get in early to get a first class seat

I am truly a believer that Taylor Harry Fritz from the USA will be a really good player. He turned 18 in October and he is the junior boys champion at the USO.

He joined the main challenger tour only in September after he won the USO boys title, while ranked 685, then he won 2 challengers in October before turning 18, played a few more and finished the year ranked 177.

He started the season by winning another event in Happy Valley (AUS), defeating top seed Dudi Sela in the finals (ranked 98) and just qualified for the main draw today, so basically he is undefeated this year (8-0).

The most impressive about him is his mental toughness, sign of the champions, he showed today in his match against Misha Zverev. Taylor won the first set 6-3, then lost the second in a TB  (7-5). He lost the next few games going down to 0-4, however he regrouped and won the next 6 games dfeating the much more experienced Zverev.

He is now set to play R1 against Jack Sock, and that is a bummer to have two young american hopefuls to face each other right away.

 

 

[britbox]

Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

 

[herios]

Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

You are welcome. There are more things I like about him, he is a modest young man with good head on his shoulders and he mentioned he wants to stay away the hype, because there was a lot of that in the USA and it did not turned out well in the recent past...

The central point of the hyping machine right now is Tiafoe, but Taylor Fritz zoomed past Frances Tiafoe and I am sure they will be redirecting the spotlight on Taylor. I am curious what they will say about him next week.

 

[Moxie]

britbox wrote:
Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

You are welcome. There are more things I like about him, he is a modest young man with good head on his shoulders and he mentioned he wants to stay away the hype, because there was a lot of that in the USA and it did not turned out well in the recent past… The central point of the hyping machine right now is Tiafoe, but Taylor Fritz zoomed past Frances Tiafoe and I am sure they will be redirecting the spotlight on Taylor. I am curious what they will say about him next week.

In defense of Tiafoe, (whom I like, and he's a native son to my hometown area,) he's only about 20 ranking points below, and he also just turned 17. But I'll be looking out for Taylor Fritz. Thanks for the heads-up, herios.

 

[herios]

herios wrote:
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britbox wrote:
Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

You are welcome. There are more things I like about him, he is a modest young man with good head on his shoulders and he mentioned he wants to stay away the hype, because there was a lot of that in the USA and it did not turned out well in the recent past… The central point of the hyping machine right now is Tiafoe, but Taylor Fritz zoomed past Frances Tiafoe and I am sure they will be redirecting the spotlight on Taylor. I am curious what they will say about him next week.</blockquote>
In defense of Tiafoe, (whom I like, and he’s a native son to my hometown area,) he’s only about 20 ranking points below, and he also just turned 17. But I’ll be looking out for Taylor Fritz. Thanks for the heads-up, herios.

Actually Tiafoe turns 18 next week. Also, I am watching them since October, Tiafoe played the same events as Fritz did and Taylor won 3 of them, Frances none. That is the indicator for me, Fritz is a player who knows how to win.

Also, Tiafoe was in the qualifying draw as well, got defeated in the second round So, right now, Fritz plays clearly better. The small gap in ranking is explainable, because Tiafoe was ranked way ahead of Fritz until September.

 

[Moxie]

Moxie wrote:
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herios wrote:
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britbox wrote:
Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

You are welcome. There are more things I like about him, he is a modest young man with good head on his shoulders and he mentioned he wants to stay away the hype, because there was a lot of that in the USA and it did not turned out well in the recent past… The central point of the hyping machine right now is Tiafoe, but Taylor Fritz zoomed past Frances Tiafoe and I am sure they will be redirecting the spotlight on Taylor. I am curious what they will say about him next week.</blockquote>
In defense of Tiafoe, (whom I like, and he’s a native son to my hometown area,) he’s only about 20 ranking points below, and he also just turned 17. But I’ll be looking out for Taylor Fritz. Thanks for the heads-up, herios.</blockquote>
Actually Tiafoe turns 18 next week. Also, I am watching them since October, Tiafoe played the same events as Fritz did and Taylor won 3 of them, Frances none. That is the indicator for me, Fritz is a player who knows how to win. Also, Tiafoe was inn the qualifying draw as well, got defeated in the second round So, right now, Fritz plays clearly better. The small gap in ranking is explainable, because Tiafoe was ranked way ahead of Fritz until September.

You are right...I thought the 20th of January had passed. I'm not trying to set up a competition, believe me. I'm just hoping that Tiafoe comes good. Everything you've told us about Fritz is very impressive.

 

[herios]

herios wrote:
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Moxie wrote:
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herios wrote:
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britbox wrote:
Thanks herios, will keep an eye on him. Sock has been playing well recently, so it may be a good measuring stick of where he is at, although I think Jack may also be less than 100%.

You are welcome. There are more things I like about him, he is a modest young man with good head on his shoulders and he mentioned he wants to stay away the hype, because there was a lot of that in the USA and it did not turned out well in the recent past… The central point of the hyping machine right now is Tiafoe, but Taylor Fritz zoomed past Frances Tiafoe and I am sure they will be redirecting the spotlight on Taylor. I am curious what they will say about him next week.</blockquote>
In defense of Tiafoe, (whom I like, and he’s a native son to my hometown area,) he’s only about 20 ranking points below, and he also just turned 17. But I’ll be looking out for Taylor Fritz. Thanks for the heads-up, herios.</blockquote>
Actually Tiafoe turns 18 next week. Also, I am watching them since October, Tiafoe played the same events as Fritz did and Taylor won 3 of them, Frances none. That is the indicator for me, Fritz is a player who knows how to win. Also, Tiafoe was inn the qualifying draw as well, got defeated in the second round So, right now, Fritz plays clearly better. The small gap in ranking is explainable, because Tiafoe was ranked way ahead of Fritz until September.</blockquote>
You are right…I thought the 20th of January had passed. I’m not trying to set up a competition, believe me. I’m just hoping that Tiafoe comes good. Everything you’ve told us about Fritz is very impressive.

At this age, both of them are evolving as players. The learning curve will be a long journey and is early to say where they could end up. Both of them are a few months younger than Alex. Zverev, the currently highest ranked 18 year old.

It will be interesting to see how they will measure up with him.

 

[Billie]

All right herios, let's keep track of Fritz !  Thanks for the information on him. 

 

[herios]

This event is featuring a large pool of young American talent, no less than 5 teenagers:
My pick among them Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe (all 3 of them getting WC) and also Michael MMoh and Jared Donaldson, both qualified into the main draw (in the picture from left to right)

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

Tough job closing it out for Taylor Fritz....

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

 

[EdbergsGhost]

T.F. needs to work on his speaking skills. Playing Delray Beach, we'll see how well he holds up in back to back tournaments after getting to the final in the Memphis.

 

[britbox]

Welcome to the new Taylor Harry Fritz Forum for fans of the young American to track the progress and emergence of this young star.


Taylor Harry Fritz by AshMarshall, on Flickr

Feel free to introduce yourself on this thread.

 

[britbox]

 

[britbox]

Taylor Harry Fritz discussed on Tennis.com podcast:

Fritz Makes a Final; Delpo in Delray
Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:13:46 -0500
Play Now

The early success of 18-year-old American Taylor Fritz, and the latest comeback from star-crossed Juan Martin del Potro, are topics worth talking about.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

all aboard the fritz express...choo choooooooooo *makes ivor the engine sounds*