Taylor Fritz achieved a goal he had been trying to acquire for long. After multiple quarterfinal setbacks in recent years, Fritz finally reached the semifinals in the ongoing US Open. This ATP star’s performance impressed the fraternity including his beau Morgan Riddle. Inspired by Fritz’s success, Riddle shared something interesting about her partner, revealing how self-criticism helped Fritz to accomplish his dreams.

The official Instagram page of the US Open gave a huge shout-out to Taylor Fritz after the ATP star entered the Slam’s semifinals. The tournament’s social media page shared a collage of Fritz, wherein the first image shared was a screenshot of Riddle’s Instagram story. It is about how Fritz criticized his 2021 Wimbledon performance.

Despite his best efforts, Fritz lost Alexander Zverev in a tough four-set match in round 3. Fritz reminded himself of “underachieving” and used rather harsh words for himself to tell himself to work harder. This was also when he dropped out of the top 40.

Sharing a screenshot of the original note, Riddle mentioned to her followers, “ a note taylor wrote himself on the bus at Wimbledon on my phone after he lost and dropped out of the top 4o hahaaha.” the US Open’s Instagram account shared a screenshot of Riddle’s story and captioned it, “Never give up on yourself 🥹.”

After Fritz’s early exit from the 2024 Canadian Open and 2024 Cincinnati Masters, the fraternity did not believe he would fare well in the US Open. Now that Fritz has proven his worth, the US Open portrays him as one of the best sources of inspiration for youngsters.

On the other hand, Fritz is delighted to make this possible. He revealed his happiness after defeating Zverev to enter the Slam’s semifinals. Fritz’s words about his win echoed his humble personality and hard work. The urge to get past the quarterfinals pushed him to improve his form before the US Open.

Taylor Fritz said he “felt different” after entering the US Open’s semifinals

Entering the ongoing US Open’s semifinals mattered a lot for the ATP star as he played many quarterfinals in recent years but couldn’t get past that round. After defeating Zverev, when Fritz made the dream come true, he said, “I’ve had a lot of looks at quarterfinals over the last couple of years, and today just felt different, I really felt like it was my time to take it a step further.”

His statement expressed that Fritz was dedicated to reaching the semifinals and that motivation helped him perform quite well against Zverev in the quarterfinals.  After Fritz’s victory, his girlfriend shared a short clip from the arena on her Instagram story and cheered for her beau from the stand. From family to followers, Fritz’s entry to the semifinals ignited hope among many about the ATP star’s potential to win the slam.

Taylor Fritz proved that with hard work and resilience, nothing is impossible. Despite many setbacks, he held his ground and focused on improving his performance. Now, he is enjoying the fruit of his hard work showing possibilities about many unbelievable achievements that were once too hard for him to accomplish.