Last Updated: February 20, 2023, 08:29 IST
Taylor Fritz received the Delray Beach Open (AP)
Taylor Fritz beat Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 to win the ATP Delray Beach Open
Seventh-ranked Taylor Fritz defeated Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATP Delray Beach Open, making certain the American a future world top-five spot.
Fritz, already at a world rankings profession excessive, will leap into the highest 5 on February 27, turning into the primary American in such a spot since former world primary Andy Roddick.
“This 12 months was unimaginable after shedding within the first and second rounds each single 12 months I’ve been right here,” he said. “I couldn’t be happier with coming back and having this result.”
The 25-year-old Californian captured his fourth consecutive ATP last and improved to 5-5 general in tour championship singles matches.
Fritz’s trophy run additionally consists of final March at Indian Wells, final June for his second Eastbourne title and final October on the Japan Open.
Top seed Fritz improved to 3-1 in tour-level matches in opposition to Kecmanovic, having crushed him final 12 months at Indian Wells and Miami.
Fritz dominated the opening set earlier than Kecmanovic saved a match level and battled again to declare the second set, which Fritz commanded till the fourth-seeded Serb despatched a backhand vast on match level to fall after slightly below two hours.
Fritz fired 43 winners with 10 aces and dropped solely two factors on his first serve.
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