Fritz struggled to play his best tennis in the following weeks as well, until he suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in the prestigious Acapulco ATP 500 this week. The American star had already arrived in Mexico when he announced his forfeit, a double mockery that certifies his negative period after the progress of recent months.

Taylor Fritz has improved several aspects of his game in recent months and the results have been comforting. In the second half of the 2024 season, the American ace qualified for his first Grand Slam final at the US Open dreaming of following in the footsteps of his illustrious compatriot Andy Roddick.

In the two most prestigious matches of his career so far – the finals of the US Open and the ATP Finals – it was always the current world number 1 Jannik Sinner who prevented

Taylor Fritz had ended 2024 in style, going through the best moment of his entire career. In the second half of last season, the American ace had reached his first final in a Grand Slam at the US Open and had also reached the last act at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.

After losing in the Australian Open third round and returning to action in Dallas, Fritz slammed the balls used in Australia as "the deadest ever" and blamed them for an oblique injury. While he decided to play his home tournaments in Dallas and Delray Beach, it didn't go well since the world No. 4 only went 2-2.