‘I Hated It’- Despite Carving Out a Successful Tennis Career, Taylor Fritz Opens Up on His Past Dislike for the Sport

Tennis is a melting pot of different types of talents and players with diverse mindsets. Some tennis players have dreamed of playing the sport since they were young children. On the other hand, there are players who had no desire to play the game but who eventually did it in a way that exceeded their expectations.

We all know that Andre Agassi was one of those athletes who weren’t very interested in tennis but benefited from the increasing amount of time he spent playing. However, there is now one more player who shares the same mentality as the eight-time Grand Slam champion, and that player is none other than Taylor Fritz. Although the 25-year-old tennis player is one of the strongest Americans on the court, becoming a tennis player was not part of his life objective.

Taylor Fritz never dreamed of becoming a tennis player

The ninth-ranked tennis player, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Western and Southern Open quarterfinals, disclosed a startling secret about having a tennis-related prior life. In an interview with Haute Living, Fritz disclosed that he never thought of getting into tennis but is now ranked in the top 10 tennis rankings.

He said, “I feel like I always had the idea that it was cool to do what your parents did [whereupon I have to interject, said literally no kid ever — no disrespect, Fritz fam], so I played tennis. And I liked tennis, but to be honest, I went through periods when I was younger where I hated it and didn’t want to play because I enjoyed other sports much more.”

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Further, he also talked about how he just liked the idea of following in his parent’s footsteps. Yes, both of his parents, Kathy May and Guy Fritz, have played tennis professionally at some point in their lives. In such a way, his mother was also a former top 10 player, while his father coached some young tennis minds toward victory.

Well, that’s not the only reason he got into tennis. In the same interview, he also revealed his major career goal and how tennis was just a way of achieving it.

When Fritz revealed his actual career goal 

Being born to tennis parents, the 25-year-old has always watched tennis, since he was a little child. While talking about his life before turning pro, he revealed how he only wanted to be an athlete, whether it be in any sport, including tennis.

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The 9th-ranked tennis player, while searching for the best profession for himself, sorted out how he was just amazing in tennis and how he could have a future in the sport. Nevertheless, looking at the way he is doing on the court, he is rising on the rank chart and is currently the number one American out on the tennis court.

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