Fritz pointed to their quarter-final at the Rolex Paris Masters, where he held two game points against Alcaraz. “With Carlos, I feel there are days when I can play at that level, basically like I did in Paris, where I could beat him. I was at the same level as him in that game, so of course it’s more about consistency.”
It is more difficult for him to assess the culprit, with whom he has not faced for a long time. “He’s an amazing rebounder and mover and, of course, such an elite ball-handler.”
Fritz was performing in Stockholm after beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 in 63 minutes in the semifinals. He has now reached a career-best six finals this season. On Saturday, he will face Tirante, who won their only previous meeting, 7-5, 6-3 in Montreal in August.
Fritz ‘still getting better’
After a year and a half hampered by his knee, Fritz says he’s finally making progress again. “The level I played at the end of the year gives me a lot of confidence that I’m still improving a lot and moving in the right direction,” he said. “I can finally start to fix the things in my game that I need to fix to win a Grand Slam.” Top of his list. transition game and getting to the net at the right time.
