Fritz has now completed an impressive career achievement<\/a> with this latest win, and he might be forgiven for looking ahead towards lifting the crown. <\/p>\n The crowd have caught Fritz\u2019s attention<\/a> in this tournament, and clearly, it\u2019s one that he looks forward to playing in every year. <\/p>\n Fritz has called for one of the rules to change in men\u2019s tennis<\/a> during this tournament and now something else has got a bee in his bonnet a little bit too. <\/p>\n Fritz isn\u2019t alone, it would seem, when it comes to talking about the state of the balls that the players are using in Toronto. <\/p>\n The players are using different branded balls compared to what is used in operation at most events and naturally, Fritz has been forced to adapt his style. <\/p>\n Speaking in his press conference, Fritz has been sharing how the balls differ and how it\u2019s forced him to play a little bit differently at this event. <\/p>\n He said: \u201cYeah, I feel like, I would say especially the last two matches, I just feel like any time I\u2019ve been a bit under pressure I\u2019ve been coming up with good serves, getting a lot of free points with it. I\u2019ve been hitting all the spots pretty well. I think that\u2019s just the big thing, it feels like it\u2019s flowing.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say tonight I felt the best about my game, just striking the ball well. I feel like all week it\u2019s kind of been flying, tough to control, easy to miss the ball. It\u2019s not just me, just watching any of the other matches, I can see people are hitting the ball a lot softer than they normally do, they\u2019re playing a lot safer, people are making more mistakes. I think the conditions here, are just tough in general to play.<\/p>\n \u201cTonight for sure, it was the most I felt like I could control the ball, and also kind of go after it and feel like I was confident in where it was going. That\u2019s obviously a good thing going into the semis.\u201d<\/p>\n Shelton vs Fritz could be a fantastic match-up<\/p>\n The two American players will both see this as a golden chance to progress and ultimately win the title this week. <\/p>\n Remarkably, the two players have only played once on the ATP Tour<\/a>, with Fritz emerging victorious in the Indian Wells round of 64 back in 2023. <\/p>\n American players aren\u2019t winning anywhere near enough big titles when it comes to the men\u2019s game and these two players carry the hopes of a proud nation. <\/p>\n![\"Taylor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228121671-1-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty ImagesTaylor Fritz says there\u2019s a problem that players are struggling with<\/p>\n