Taylor Harry Fritz has good chances to become the American number 1 after the ATP 1000 in Indian Wells. The 23-year-old reached the semifinals in the desert after winning an impossible match against Sascha Zverev who squandered a match point with a double fault.
After this win, Taylor goes 9 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.30. If he wins the semifinal vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili he will become the American no.2 (ranked no. 27).If he wins Indian Well, he will be ranked no.18 on Monday to be the new American no.1.
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Ranked no.39, the American owns an overall 26-18 win-loss record in 2021. Fritz is currently competing in Indian Wells where he defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-3 6-4, Matteo Berrettini 6-4 6-3, Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-3 and Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 7-63.
Taylor Harry Fritz will compete against the world no.36 Nikoloz Basilashvili in the semifinal. Their head to head is 2-1 for Fritz.
Basilashvili in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.36, Basilashvili has achieved a composed 33-24 win-loss record in 2021. Basilashvili is competing in Indian Wells where he beat Christopher Eubanks 6-4 6-3
, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 4-6 7-62 6-2, Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-66 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 2-6 6-4.Nikoloz Basilashvili will fight against the world no.39 Taylor Harry Fritz in the semifinal. Their head to head is 2-1 for Fritz.
The Georgean conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Doha and in Munich.
Nikoloz won 5 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Taylor Harry Fritz and Nikoloz Basilashvili squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Fritz. The last time they played each other, Taylor Harry Fritz won 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on the 16th of March 2021.