John Isner, Taylor Harry Fritz, and Reilly Opelka are still the top 3 American players according to the ATP rankings.
Isner didn’t play much this year since he decided to skip the entire Australian summer because of the issues generated by the pandemic. John is back to competitions only recently in Acapulco, where he defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-4 6-3.
Taylor Fritz is working hard to improve his rankings. Last week he lost in the semifinal in Doha to an in-form Basilashvili 7-6(3) 6-1 that ended up winning the tournament.
Reilly Opelka is having a horrible 2021. The American giant has a 2-5 win-loss record and this week, he has already lost in Dubai to Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round. This was Opelka’s 4th consecutive loss.
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Sebastian Korda’s ascent
Sebastian Korda’s ascentJorda is the 3rd best under21 player in the ATP rankings and he is still “only” the American no.10. However, he has been rising fast and after his recent win in Acapulco, he hit a new career-high in the live rankings (87).
Isner in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.27, the American achieved a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021. The American is competing in Acapulco where he bested Salvatore Caruso 6-4 6-3.
John won 15 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Taylor Harry Fritz in 2021
Ranked no.30, Fritz played his last match on the 12th of March when he was defeated by Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6(3) 6-1 in the semifinal in Doha (draw).
This year the American has managed to achieve a compiled 6-3 win-loss record. Taylor Harry Fritz’s latest run in Doha was the best achievement of his season.
John Isner and Taylor Harry Fritz squared off 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, John Isner won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in All Lower level tournaments (All Lower level tournaments) in July 2020.
Reilly Opelka in 2021
Ranked world no.38, the American played his last match on the 14th of March when he lost to Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Dubai (draw).
Currently, during this season Reilly has a 2-5 win-loss record.
Korda in Acapulco, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.92, the American has a compiled 11-3 win-loss record in 2021. Korda is playing at the moment in Acapulco where he managed to beat Marin Cilic 7-5 6-2.
Sebastian Korda will come up against Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round. They have never played each other until now in top competitions.
The American clinched 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger. Korda got to the final in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
