American tennis player Taylor Fritz defeated his compatriot Marcos Giron 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3 after 1h53 minutes of play in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 series in Dallas. The world number 8 awaits either Yibing Wu or Adrian Mannarino in the semifinals.
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Taylor Fritz He had a very good 2022, he climbed well in the rankings, he had a great level of tennis and a lot more to give. Last season he became the series champion Indian Wells ATP M1000won in the final no more and no less Rafael Nadal. In addition, he held the Titles Tokyo ATP 500 and Eastborune ATP 250. At the end of the year, he reached the semi-finals in ATP finals. The year 2023 started with the second round Australian Open. Already in Dallasexceeded Jack Sock.
Marcos Giron He left behind 2022, where he managed to achieve decisive cases that keep him in the Top 60. The American made it to the final San Diego ATP 250. In addition, he reached the semi-finals Dallas and to the quarterfinals Acapulco, Mallorca and Vienna. His goal for 2023 is to continue climbing the rankings and win titles. The season started with the round of 16 ATP 250 from Adelaide 1quarterfinals in Auckland and quickly enter Australian Open. In Dallas brought Alex Rybakov and Oscar Otte.
Fritz advances to the semi-finals
Taylor Fritz and Marcos Giron met in the quarterfinals Dallas ATP 250.
In the first set, the development was very steady. Both focused on their serves to defend each play and look for break opportunities on their return. But those opportunities never came because the services were the main characters. Therefore, they had to define sudden death. There, Fritz took quick advantages, escaped the set point and went ahead 7-6(7) in 50 minutes.
In the second set, Marcos became more aggressive, handling the return and serve quickly to get ahead in numbers. After reaching 3-0, Girón handled the activities as he pleased, there were no second chances and he managed to equalize. 6-3 in just 29 minutes.
However, he doesn’t. The world number 8 was not discouraged, he waited for his moment, managed everything in the last set, broke his serve and went 3-0. Despite being a discount, Fritz was always focused and sealed his victory 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3 after 1h53min of the game.
