Taylor Fritz’s 2025 season has been marked by injuries, including a lingering abdominal issue and a recent ankle roll in Geneva. Despite those setbacks, the American remains confident in his overall level of play. But after a four-set loss to Germany’s Daniel Altmaier in the first round of Roland Garros, Fritz pointed to one specific problem: failing to perform under pressure.
“It’s kind of what’s been happening lately,” said Fritz after the 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 defeat on Monday. “I think I’m generally playing fine. But on a lot of the important points, I’m playing horrendous tennis.”
Fritz struggled to capitalize on key moments during the match. He converted just one of five break points and saved only three of the eight he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
He acknowledged feeling uncomfortable on clay in recent weeks — with a run to the last 16 in Madrid as a rare highlight — but insisted his game hasn’t dropped off overall. “I felt great in practice. I don’t think I’m playing badly 90 percent of the time,” he said. “It’s the other 10 percent — the big points — that’s costing me matches.”
Fritz, currently ranked No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is now looking ahead to the grass-court season, where he hopes to turn things around mentally as well as physically.
“You can’t really fix it in practice,” he said. “The only way to move past it is to have a match — or a couple — where I do play well on the big points. Once that happens, it’s gone, and I won’t think about it again.”
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