Taylor Fritz avait une belle occasion de décrocher le premier titre du Grand Chelem de sa carrière, mais l’Américain a été éliminé au troisième tour par l’Argentin Francisco Cerúndolo. Sa déception était immense après avoir pourtant mené deux sets à zéro.
« I don’t think anything happened that wasn’t already happening. I was lucky to be able to bring home the first and second sets, because he wasn’t serving very well and was making some mistakes. I was playing very well from the baseline. He made some mistakes in those rallies and I played some of them well too. I just needed to serve a little bit better. »
« He played a very good game to recover the break at the beginning of the third set. It was pretty much the same thing that had happened up to that point, because I wasn’t serving as well as I normally do. Also, he’s a great, very good returner. I think that made it look and feel even worse that I wasn’t placing my serves well enough. »
Fritz était très abattu
Une défaite particulièrement douloureuse : « Yes. I don’t even know what to say. I don’t want to talk to anyone or see anyone. I just need to get out of here for a couple of days and then go back to work. I don’t know how he allowed that to happen today. He definitely gained confidence in his shots. He played much better. From the baseline, I had the feeling that what had allowed me to win the first two sets was the fact that I was playing very well. I think he started to play more aggressively and make fewer mistakes. That makes everything more difficult. »
Sur la cinquième manche : « I had the 0-40 to go and serve for the match and, unfortunately, I missed a return that I probably could have put on the court. But on the other two occasions he served very well. It’s something that changed completely during the match.” Taylor Fritz faisait partie des favoris pour s’imposer à New York.
