World no. 4 Taylor Fritz means enterprise in Melbourne! Final 12 months’s Australian Open quarter-finalist is thru to the third spherical on the first Main of the season after dropping eight video games within the opening six units!
The American confronted Cristian Garin within the second spherical on Margaret Courtroom Enviornment and earned a commanding 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 triumph in an hour and 22 minutes. The favourite fired eight aces and dropped 16 factors in his video games. Fritz confronted no break factors and stored the stress on the opposite facet.
A qualifier couldn’t match these numbers and even come near them! Garin dropped over half of the factors in his video games and suffered seven breaks from seven alternatives introduced to world no. 4.
First Class Fritz 🤌
Taylor Fritz defeats Garin 6-2 6-1 6-0 to storm into the third spherical! 🇺🇸#AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/SMDoI7sjUS
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Fritz landed 24 winners and 20 unforced errors whereas welcoming over 30 unforced errors from his pale opponent. The American dominated the shortest exchanges and outplayed the Chilean within the extra prolonged ones to emerge on the prime very quickly.
Taylor supplied 4 comfy holds within the opening set and grabbed two return video games. The US Open finalist clinched the third recreation of the opener with a forehand winner and stepped in on the return within the subsequent one.
Garin missed a recreation level and netted a routine forehand on the second break level to fall 3-1 behind. The American supplied advantageous holds in video games 5 and 7 for a 5-2 benefit. World no. 4 made one other push on the return in recreation eight.
He landed a volley winner on the internet for a break at love, securing the opener 6-2 in 28 minutes. Fritz mirrored that efficiency within the second set, crusing by means of his service video games and stealing the rival’s serve two instances.
Cristian squandered two recreation factors within the second recreation and sprayed a backhand error to lose serve and fall behind. Taylor introduced extra advantageous returns within the fourth recreation, forcing the rival’s mistake and incomes a break at love for a 4-0 lead.
The American fired a smash winner in recreation seven, opening a 6-2, 6-1 lead in 58 minutes and transferring nearer to the end line. Garin misplaced the bottom within the third set and pale from the court docket. He hit a double fault within the first recreation and dropped serve.
World no. 4 climbed again from 0-40 within the third recreation and delivered one other break for a 3-0 lead. Fritz cast a 4-0 benefit with a forehand winner. Not stopping there, Taylor cracked a forehand down the road winner within the fifth recreation for one more break.
He served for the win at 5-0 and landed an ace for a maintain at 15, crusing into the final 32. World no. 4 will face Gael Monfils within the third spherical and be the favourite in opposition to an in-form veteran.
