Superb Fritz wins his maiden career title in Eastbourne

Taylor Harry Fritz beats Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 in the final in Eastbourne on Saturday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Fritz had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Querrey in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for Taylor to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

2^nd set.

Fritz conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Querrey in the 1^st game (1-0). That break was enough for the American to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

Sam lost the 1^st game (1-0) when he was serving and leading 40-0.

At the end of the match, Fritz scored 60 points vs. Sam’s 46 points.

Fritz served pretty well to win 89% of the points (31/35) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (10/20) on his second serve. Fritz was pretty focused on converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).

On the other side, Sam wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Fritz and Querrey is 3-2 for Taylor. Taylor will go up 11 places in the rankings to be the new word no.31 (career high).

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Fritz’s Interview

After the match, Taylor commented

“It’s so amazing. I almost can’t even believe it. I’m still trying to take it in. I’ve wanted to win a Tour title ever since I made the final of one when I was 18. It feels like I’ve just been waiting so long. I’m so happy.”