By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday May 1, 2024
Taylor Fritz is the final American man standing at Madrid – and the primary American man to achieve the semifinals within the Spanish capital since 2005 – because of his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Francisco Cerundolo to shut out Wednesday’s evening session on the Caja Magical.
Fritz will face Andrey Rublev within the semifinals on Friday.
It was a banner day for Fritz in additional methods than one – he additionally earned his 250th win on tour to turn into simply the sixth participant born in 1995 or earlier to attain the feat.
250 wins or extra, born 1995 or earlier (as of May 1, 2024)
Zverev, born 1997, 416
Medvedev, born 1996, 355
Tsitsipas, born 1998, 321
Rublev, born 1997, 311
Khachanov, born 1996, 261
Fritz, born 1997, 250
“I remember the first one,” Fritz mentioned, with a smile.
When requested what number of he thought he might someday obtain, Fritz mentioned: “It just depends on if I stay healthy now. I’ve been around for a really long time – if I stay healthy I could end my career as one of those guys that is pretty up there.”
Fritz needed to work onerous to take out the Twenty first-seeded Argentinian. He made 79 % of his first serves and received 83 % of these factors, saving one of many two break factors he confronted.
He broke Cerundolo 3 times from six alternatives to enhance to 19-7 on the season.
“It was really tough from the ground to be honest,” Fritz mentioned. “I just had to try to hang in the match with my serve and fight through some points even though I didn’t feel super comfortable playing the points, and take my chances when I got them.”
Fritz, into his fourth semifinal on the Masters 1000 degree, owns a 5-3 lifetime file in opposition to Rublev, however misplaced their solely assembly on clay, final yr within the Monte-Carlo semifinals.
Source: www.tennisnow.com
