Fritz fears he let down American fans with US Open defeat

09.09.2024 - 02:49 channelnewsasia.com

NEW YORK : Taylor Fritz enjoyed his deepest major run at the U.S. Open but said he felt as though he let American fans down after losing in the final, unable to end a long U.S.

men's Grand Slam drought when he fell to top seed Jannik Sinner on Sunday.No American man has hoisted a major trophy since Andy Roddick in 2003 and fans piled into Arthur Ashe Stadium hoping to see it happen, cheering wildly as they urged on the 12th-seeded Fritz.But Italian Sinner's ruthless play snuffed out any hope Fritz might have had in straight sets and the American sat grimly at a post-match media conference, offering a withering appraisal of his performance. "Right now I'm pretty just disappointed in ...

just a lot of things on the court, how I played, how I hit certain shots. It sucks," he said after the 6-3 6-4 7-5 defeat. "American fans, been wanting a men's champion for a long time, and I just, I don't know, I'm pretty upset with how I played.

I feel like, I don't know, I feel like I almost let a lot of people down."The progress Fritz made in New York was undeniable.

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