Taylor Fritz is extremely close to becoming the American no.1 and that might be sealed already on Sunday if John Isner loses to Felix Auger Aliassime.
The 23-year-old is already leading the American contingent in the live rankings since Isner dropped 300 points for being the Miami Open runner-up in 2019.
This means that as of now, Taylor has 1810 (live) points while John is stuck with 1550. John needs to have another glorious run in Miami to keep his status as the American no.1. Therefore, if the 35-year-old crashes out in his following match, Taylor will take over the leadership as the top American player on the ATP tour.
Isner vs. Auger Aliassime
John Isner and Felix Auger Aliassime played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Isner. When they played, John Isner won 7-6(3) 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Miami (Miami Open) in March 2019.
Fritz vs. Norrie
Taylor Harry Fritz will play the world no.56 Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round on Sunday at 6:30 pm on Court 1. Their head to head is 3-2 for Norrie.
Previously, the last time when they played, Cameron Norrie won 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg Open) in October 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Fritz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.32, the American owns a composed 8-4 match record in 2021. Fritz is currently having a run in Miami where he ousted Marcos Giron 6-2 6-2.
Norrie in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.56, Cameron has achieved a compiled 13-6 win-loss record in 2021. Cameron is competing in Miami where he ousted Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1 3-6 7-5 and Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 7-5.
John Isner
Ranked world no.28, John owns a compiled 3-2 win-loss record in 2021. The American is now competing in Miami where he managed to beat Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-3 7-5.
John Isner will face the world no.18 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 3rd round on Sunday at 11:00 am on Grandstand. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Isner.
Isner 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)
Auger-Aliassime in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.18, Felix achieved a 10-4 record in 2021. Auger-Aliassime is playing in Miami where he overcame Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 6-4.
Felix was the finalist in Melbourne (Murray River Open).
