Taylor Fritz enjoyed another lengthy run at the US Open, but his search for a maiden Grand Slam title was ended by Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
Fritz impressed more than any other American man at the US Open, having done the same last year by reaching the final.
He lost that final to Jannik Sinner, and fell short of a chance at redemption this time around after losing 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6 to Djokovic.
Djokovic battled the US Open crowd in his meeting with Fritz, but couldn’t continue his form into the semifinals, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.
Alcaraz now takes on Sinner for the title in New York, with the ATP top two having also met in this year’s French Open and Wimbledon finals.
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesTaylor Fritz messages US Open fans days after quarterfinal exit
Fritz meanwhile has brought an end to his 2025 Grand Slam season, and has since taken to social media to summarise his latest tournament.
He wrote on Instagram: “Thank you for the unreal energy as always US Open. Back to work and back on the grind.”
How did Taylor Fritz perform in the 2025 Grand Slams?
Fritz endured a very disappointing start to his Grand Slam season, falling in the third round of the Australian Open and the first round of the French Open.
The American did, however, recover in fine fashion, reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon before falling to Alcaraz.
He has also had a season to be proud of elsewhere, with the world number four adding two ATP titles to his collection.
YearTitlesTournaments (Surface)20252Eastbourne (Outdoor/Grass)
Stuttgart (Outdoor/Grass)20242Eastbourne (Outdoor/Grass)
Delray Beach (Outdoor/Hard)20232Atlanta (Outdoor/Hard)Delray Beach (Outdoor/Hard)20223Tokyo (Outdoor/Hard)
Eastbourne (Outdoor/Grass)
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (Outdoor/Hard)20191Eastbourne (Outdoor/Grass)Taylor Fritz ATP Tour titles
The 2024 US Open runner-up emerged victorious in Eastbourne and Stuttgart, taking his career tally into double figures.
But he would have really wanted a stronger finish in New York, particularly having been playing in front of his home fans.
They would have been desperate for an American winner on home soil, but that wait must now continue in 2025.
With his recent history in New York and his position as fourth seed this year, Fritz was arguably under the most pressure to deliver such success.
Many eyes were, however, also on Canadian Open champion Ben Shelton, but he retired hurt during his third round match with Adrian Mannarino.
Fritz felt bad for Shelton and indeed fellow American Frances Tiafoe, who lost his third round clash against Jan-Lennard Struff.