“This to me is the only thing stopping him getting those wins” : Former coach of Serena Williams gives her take on why Taylor Fritz is unable to reach the levels of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
Taylor Fritz has by far been the most improved player this ATP season, and has also won two titles at Eastbourne and Delray beach. His best moment came when he reached the 2024 US Open Final, but was unfortunately bested by world no.1 Jannik Sinner.
The American is currently fifth in the ATP rankings, showcasing his immense improvement throughout the course of the season. But many fans believe and have voiced out their opinion that Fritz’s potential is much more than that, possibly multiple Grand Slam level as well.
Most recently, after his loss against Jannik Sinner in the ATP Finals, coach Rennae Stubbs came out and revealed one area where the American needs to be much better in order to catch up with his competition. Stubbs was the former coach of the icon Serena Williams, so she might know her way around knowing the strengths and weaknesses of players.
Rennae Stubbs believes that Taylor Fritz has the quality of a Grand Slam champion
The Australian coach took to Instagram Threads to talk about why the 27-year-old is struggling against the likes of Jannik Sinner, who is at the top of his game. She mainly focused on one key aspect which she believes is holding off Fritz to go into the next level.
“Taylor Fritz inability to come forward and volley is costing him dealing against players like Sinner. I really believe Taylor is good enough to win a major IF he improves that area of his game. Sinner is SOOOO much better at the net, as is Carlos. This to me is the only thing stopping him getting those wins.” said Stubbs.
Rennae Stubbs also mentioned how both Sinner and Alcaraz have perfected this move, which always gives them the edge over Fritz or basically every single opponent of theirs.
Talking about Fritz himself, the player revealed post-match that he did not mind losing to the Italian since the game went back and forth. He was mainly content with his performance, despite the 6-4, 6-4 loss.
“Yeah, I mean, I think it was a really high-level match from both sides. I felt like I played really well. I felt like he played well. I think there’s a lot of positives I can take out of it. He didn’t give me much. I feel like a lot of the points that I was winning and chances I was creating, they were off of me playing very good tennis,” said Fritz.
“I felt like we were going back and forth. It was pretty even for a lot of the match. But he played a lot of those 15-30, 30-All points just a bit better,” the US Open runner up added.
As the ATP Finals continue, Fritz has now found himself in a do or die situation against world no.9 Alex de Minaur, where he needs a victory in order to have any chances of escaping the group stage. De Minaur has a 5-3 edge over the American head-to-head, and Stubbs’s advice may not have come at a more perfect time for the world no.5.
