Taylor Fritz Clinches Spot in US Open Quarterfinals; Grigor Dimitrov Advances

American tennis star Taylor Fritz secured his place in the US Open quarterfinals, defeating Casper Ruud in four sets. Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov also moved to the quarters after a five-set thriller against Andrey Rublev.

American tennis player Taylor Fritz breezed into the US Open quarterfinals in men's singles after defeating Norway's Casper Ruud in the Round of 16. Fritz clinched a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ruud to secure his place in the quarterfinals. The match lasted two hours and 44 minutes, during which Fritz fired 56 winners compared to Ruud's 32.

Following his win, Fritz acknowledged Ruud's strong performance. "I just had to stay in it because I felt like he outplayed me in the first set. I had some chances, he had some chances and he took them. He was playing well and I did a really good job to fight at the start of the second to get through some tight service games and apply some scoreboard pressure. I feel his level then maybe dropped a little bit. I was getting more looks on second serves and I could just get through it from there," Fritz told ATP.

Fritz also mentioned that he is focusing on one match at a time to avoid added pressure. "I am taking it one match at a time to be honest. I think that can add more pressure. I came in 2022 saying I could win it and I lost first round. I think it is good to take it one match at a time," he added.

Meanwhile, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov also advanced into the quarterfinals after defeating Russia's Andrey Rublev in the Round of 16. Dimitrov sealed a 6-3, 7-6(3), 1-6, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Rublev in a three-hour and 39-minute thriller.

After the match, Dimitrov admitted that he struggled physically during the later sets. "I was playing fairly good, I think, for the first two sets. But for some reason my body was starting to lose its rhythm a little bit and he was not going to just give up the match. You know how he is. I just had to stay patient and I think today the biggest thing that helped me was my experience and [the crowd]," Dimitrov said.

(With inputs from agencies.)