Taylor Fritz

Taylor Fritz hits 32 aces in his first-round win against Nikoloz Basilashvili at the 2023 Australian Open.

I've had a great start to the year so I'm looking to have a big week this week." Fritz again used a late surge to take the second set, ripping through four games for 2-2, but he could not recover from dropping serve in the opening game of set three. "It gave me a chacce to regroup a little bit," he said of the delay. "I came out, it's the first match, first Slam of the year, it's my first time being a Top 8 seed. From 2-4 in the opening set, the eighth-seeded American won four games to take command. He won 84 per cent of his first-serve points in the match.

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And just getting to see that and trying different foods from all over the world and having the opportunity to make really fun and informative and valuable content, hopefully, is super fun.” And I’m hoping that will kind of just bring people a little further into what the actual lifestyle and day-to-day is for people who are travelling full-time on the tour.” And both Riddle and Fritz are hoping that Break Point can contribute to their mission, as the former media director added: “We have MLB, NFL, lots of super big popular sports, and tennis is just not up there in terms of a fan base in the US compared to those. While she never planned to use her platforms to promote tennis to new audiences, Riddle says it’s something she’s happy to do as she revealed that it has always been one of Fritz’s biggest goals in the sport. “Being on the tour and travelling so much with Taylor it was just sharing my life, because I started doing social media full time about a year ago.” But the Minnesota native has now admitted that she never planned to do social media as her full-time job as she spoke exclusively to [Express Sport](/sport) following the release of Break Point.

Taylor Fritz banished nerves, a slow start and the so-called 'Netflix curse' to reach the second round at the Australian Open, with a swag of fellow seeds ...

“Then I went out, and the physio said that the ribs are fine – it’s just a little inflammation or a little strain. “The ultimate goal [is to get back to my best], and I hope that I can do it during this season. “In the beginning, it was way tougher than I expected. “It happened at one serve in the second set. “As I said, this tournament doesn’t change anything because I just had a really tough opponent. Now I know that it’s a possibility,” he said. “I didn’t think of that.” The sun was in a tough position to serve, so I completely changed the toss, and something happened [with] the abs or at the ribs,” he said. “It’s just good to kind of get through this one and now I kind of play myself in the tournament, and “I think it adds pressure to my match today, knowing I went out in the first round of the last grand slam. “Obviously, I noticed the people pulling out of the tournament, but I didn’t know it was a thing like, ‘I’m going to lose my first round because I’m in the Netflix show,’” Fritz said. The leading American trailed early, and revealed later he was nervous and took time to settle, in part due to the pressure and expectation of being a top-eight seed at a grand slam for the first time.

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(this is) one of the most important tournaments of my career." "For your information I was trying to draw a (lock) emoji.... "Obviously I'm just exhausted from everything. A dejected Nick Kyrgios speaks to reporters after pulling out of the Australian Open on the eve of his first-round clash. It was the 20-year-old's first win in the main draw of a grand slam. Wildcard Olivia Gadecki was the first Aussie through to the second round of the 2023 Australian Open, defeating Polina Kudermetova 7-5, 6-1. "I really wanted to play on this court, I wanted to play in front of so many people, so I'm so happy I got to play in front of all you guys." He was made to work extremely hard by the impressive Draper, who was cruelled by cramps for the majority of the contest. "I used to hate coconuts until the Australian Open last year, and then I had it and it's a game changer." A huge crowd at Kia Arena was on hand to witness the superb comeback, as the world No.166 secured her first win at a grand slam since the 2019 Australian Open. The US star was quick to respond, explaining it was a picture of a padlock to signify he remained locked into the tournament. He returned from multiple injuries and surgery and now makes it to the second round of the 2023 Open.

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I don’t think it’s as bad.” In response, Fritz tweeted: “For ur information i was trying to draw a (lock) emoji.... 9 to explain the “NSFW drawing”, which had been broadcast across the world. The policy was activated when the tournament’s heat stress scale reached five. “I noticed the people pulling out of the tournament, but I didn’t know it was a thing, like ‘I’m going to lose my first round because I’m in the Netflix show,’” he said. While the internet may have dubbed it “the Netflix curse”, Fritz was unaware it was a thing.

Taylor Fritz kicked off his 2023 Australian Open campaign with a confident win over Nikoloz Basilashvili and played off suggestions that a "Netflix curse" ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “I came out, it’s the first match, first Slam of the year, it’s my first time being a Top 8 seed. Breaks in games six and eight of the second set gave him a two-set to love lead. “It gave me a chance to regroup a little bit,” he said of the delay. I came out a little nervous but kind of regrouped.