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Fritz, final American standing, fires into US Open QFs behind flawless performance
Defending finalist does not face break point against Machac
September 01, 2025
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Taylor Fritz defeats Tomas Machac in straight sets on Sunday at Flushing Meadows.
By ATP Staff
Only one American man remains in the US Open, but he shows no signs of being ready to go home.
Fourth seed Taylor Fritz earned a statement 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory in just one hour and 38 minutes against 21st seed Tomas Machac Sunday evening to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows. He will next take on 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic or qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.
It has been a difficult few days for American men, with Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul all exiting the tournament. But Fritz, who needed four sets in both the second and third rounds, produced a flawless performance inside Louis Armstrong Stadium, triumphing without facing a break point.
“It’s been a tough week for the guys. I guess I wasn’t expecting everything to happen,” Fritz said. “I felt really, really good about our chances this week, but I’m happy to be here. I’m happy to be the last one standing at least and hopefully since I’m the last one the crowd will really get behind me and will me through it.”
One year ago at the US Open, Fritz fell just one victory short of becoming the first American man to win a major singles title since Andy Roddick at Flushing Meadows in 2003. He looks intent on making another charge towards Slam glory.
Fritz hit 30 winners — including 14 aces — compared to just 18 unforced errors against Machac and won 91 per cent of his first-serve points. The last time he played Machac, at this year’s United Cup, the Czech was the better player for most of their clash before retiring.
On this occasion, Fritz left no doubt by consistently putting pressure on his opponent without giving him any opportunities to break through. The American now leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 3-0.
“I had some battles the past couple matches, but just felt very dialed in, ready to go tonight,” Fritz said. “Thought I played just really solid, put a lot of balls in the court, was aggressive at the right times and backed it up well with good serving.”
Did You Know?
Fritz is at a career-high No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings and has earned at least 40 tour-level wins in four consecutive seasons according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He is now 42-15 this year.