Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul Keep U.S. Medal Hopes Alive With Historic Record at Olympics

With victory in their sights, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz stepped onto the court and hit it out of the park, making history. The duo was up against Milos Raonic and Felix Auger Aliassame at the Paris Olympics. With a brilliant finish, both of them kept the American medal hopes alive with an incredible record to their names.

Paul and Fritz defeated Milos Raonic and Felix Auger Aliassime 16–14 in a 30-point tiebreaker that was reportedly the longest normal tiebreaker in Olympic tennis history. Their ability to perform under tremendous pressure was demonstrated in this thrilling contest, in addition to their skill and dedication.

A tennis journalist took to his Twitter handle to share this mindblowing update. Randy Walker wrote, “The 30-POINT TIEBREAKER won by Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz 16-14 over Milos Raonic and Felix Auger Aliassame is, I believe, the longest REGULAR tiebreaker in Olympic tennis history.”

Interestingly, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz will also team up together for the first time in mixed doubles this year. Gauff, who won the French Open with Katerina Siniakova, has a solid doubles pedigree. But Fritz and Gauff might face a challenge in their R1 opponents Nadia Podoroska and Maximo Gonzalez, who have some experience playing together.

Nevertheless, American tennis is on the road to victory as earlier this year, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz both advanced to the quarterfinals in Rome with decisive victories. Two Americans were guaranteed spots in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Italian ATP Masters 1000 event, marking the first time that this has happened since Andy Roddick and James Blake advanced to the final eight in 2008.

This accomplishment highlights the remarkable comeback of American tennis players on the international scene, and they are now prepared to accomplish even more at the Olympics. But at the same time, their American ambition was dashed when Zverev and Alcaraz adopted villainous personas in order to make a difficult Olympic draw.

Will Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz’s Olympic dreams shatter?

There was much excitement in the tennis hallways when the Paris Olympic draws were revealed a few days ago. Many players were up against very difficult opponents. If Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz make it past the first round, the American tennis players are anticipated to play each other in the quarterfinals.

Even though Paul has defeated Alcaraz twice in their five meetings, pressure is increased by the Spaniard’s recent success, which includes back-to-back Grand Slam victories at Wimbledon and Roland Garros. Given that clay courts will be used during the Olympics, Alcaraz’s experience with the surface could be a big plus. Taylor Fritz, Paul’s fellow countryman, is facing an equally difficult predicament.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the Americans’ creating history? Do let us know in the comment section below.