Fritz loses on day of shocks at Japan Open
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round on Thursday and Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas joined him on a day of shocks in Tokyo. Top seed Fritz, who this month became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since 2009, was bundled out 6-4, […]
American Taylor Fritz
US Open finalist Taylor Fritz crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round on Thursday and Frances Tiafoe and Stefanos Tsitsipas joined him on a day of shocks in Tokyo.
Top seed Fritz, who this month became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since 2009, was bundled out 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 by France’s Arthur Fils.
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It came just hours after No 7 seed Tiafoe, who lost to Fritz in the US Open semifinals, was eliminated with a 7-5, 6-3 loss to fellow American Brandon Nakashima.
Greece’s Tsitsipas, the No 4 seed, went out with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat to American qualifier Alex Michelsen.