Taylor Fritz cracks the top ten barrier. The American turned professional in 2015 and big things were expected of him. In 2016, he was in his first ATP singles final at the age of eighteen. Surely, this guy would be in the top ten soon, but then again, we forget that life never goes as planned.

Taylor Fritz Breaks Through The Barrier

Although Taylor Fritz would win his first ATP singles title in 2019, he was still struggling to find his game. As expected the growing pains were evident and then he was derailed by a knee injury and some other niggling injuries. However, what caught my attention the first time I saw him play was his desire.

Fritz Wins 3rd Title In 2022 Season

Do not be deceived by his laid-back appearance, he is driven to be the best tennis player he can be, and his hard work is finally paying off. 2022 is his season and we wish him continued success the rest of his career. He won his first ATP Masters 1000 event this year at Indian Wells. The last American in the top ten was three years ago, John Isner; thus, American fans are quite happy that Fritz finally ended the drought.

Top 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes

ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes

ATP:  there were some major changes. Taylor Fritz cracked the top ten at #8, displacing Cameron Norrie to #10. Hubert Hurkacz fell out of the top ten. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev traded places to #5 and #6 respectively. The top four ranked players are still: [1] Carlos Alcaraz; [2] Rafael Nadal; [3] Casper Ruud; and [4] Daniil Medvedev.

WTA: there were no changes amongst the top ten members. The top four remained the same: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Ons Jabeur; [3] Anett Kontaveit; and [4] Paula Badosa.

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