Taylor
Fritz joked about his loss in the US Open final against Jannik Sinner and
shared how much he learned from his first Grand Slam final defeat. The world
No. 5 returns to the ATP Finals for the second time after reaching the
semifinals in 2022.

The
American No. 1 finished the best season of his career with 49 wins and two
titles, along with his runner-up finish at Flushing Meadows, securing his
current top-5 position.

Fritz
expressed his excitement to perform well in the last tournament of the season.
“It’s great to be back in Turin two years after my debut. Competing at the ATP Finals is always one of the most important goals of the season.”

Fritz
praised Sinner for securing the year-end world No. 1 ranking and reflected on
their recent matchup. “Jannik is the world’s best player and deserves to
stand above everyone else,” he said. “It was an honor to compete against him in
a Major final. He demonstrated his skills against me in the US Open title
clash. I learned a lot from that match, literally too much. I’m now more aware
of how I must improve my game to challenge players like him,” Fritz added.

The world
No. 5 will debut this Sunday against Daniil Medvedev, a key match in his hopes
of advancing to the second round. Both are part of the Ilie Năstase Group along
with Jannik Sinner and Australian Alex De Minaur. The top two players from each
group will move on to the semifinals.