{"id":58787,"date":"2025-08-04T23:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/58787\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T23:22:10","slug":"taylor-fritz-completes-impressive-career-achievement-as-he-reaches-the-quarterfinal-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/58787\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz completes impressive career achievement as he reaches the quarterfinal in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taylor Fritz booked his place in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open after defeating Jiri Lehecka in three sets. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz<\/a> beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Jiri-Lehecka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lehecka<\/a> 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, clinching two of the three tiebreaks to emerge victorious against the Czech star.<\/p>\n<p>The American, searching for his third title of 2025 in Toronto, will face sixth seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andrey-rublev\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrey Rublev<\/a> in his next match.<\/p>\n<p>His impressive season continues to get better, and with his triumph over Lehecka, Fritz has clinched yet another career achievement. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227767322-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Fritz reacts during his match with Jiri Lehecka at the Canadian Open.\" \/>Photo by Mert Alper Dervis\/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTaylor Fritz\u2019s ATP Masters 1000 feat at the Canadian Open<\/p>\n<p>Fritz is now the first player from outside Europe to reach the quarterfinals of all nine ATP Masters 1000 events since Shanghai\u2019s inauguration in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The world number four has made the semifinals in Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Shanghai, and won the Indian Wells Open in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>He has made the final four of at least one Masters event every year since 2021, and is now one win away from making his second this season. <\/p>\n<p>His next opponent, Rublev, got the better of him in their last meeting, which came in the Madrid Open semifinal in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Fritz\u2019s head-to-head record with Andrey Rublev ahead of their clash<\/p>\n<p>Fritz and Rublev have met nine times on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> Tour, with the US star narrowly leading the head-to-head 5-4.<\/p>\n<p>Their first matchup was in the second round of the Indian Wells Open in 2018, which the Russian lost in straight sets. <\/p>\n<p>YearMatchWinner2024Madrid Open SemifinalRublev2023Laver Cup Round RobinFritz2023Monte-Carlo Masters SemifinalRublev2022Cincinnati Open Fourth RoundFritz2022Indian Wells Open SemifinalFritz2021Paris Masters Third RoundFritz2021Dubai Tennis Championships Third RoundRublev2018ATP Finals Round RobinRublev2018Indian Wells Open Second RoundFritzTaylor Fritz\u2019s head-to-head record with Andrey Rublev<\/p>\n<p>Rublev won their next two clashes, however, at the ATP Finals later that year, and the Dubai Tennis Championships in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Then Fritz won three consecutive Masters bouts against him, earning victories in Paris, Indian Wells and Cincinnati, before suffering defeat in Monte-Carlo during the 2023 season. <\/p>\n<p>After Rublev lost their tie at the Laver Cup, he won their Madrid faceoff and will now look to even things up with a win in Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz booked his place in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open after defeating Jiri Lehecka in 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