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Following his Delray Beach Open triumph, American tennis sensation Taylor Fritz will soon make his debut in the top-five of the ATP singles rankings. Fritz's girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, has already expressed her happiness about the upcoming record-breaking week for Fritz.
Last week, Fritz defeated Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2, to win the fifth ATP singles title of his career. En route to his first title of the season, the World No. 7 dropped just one set. In the semifinals of the tournament, Fritz got past Mackenzie McDonald, 6-3, 7-6(6).
Taylor Fritz will become the first American man since Andy Roddick to enter the top five of the rankings. The former World No. 1 did so in September 2009.
Riddle, an influencer, turned to social media and shared a post which detailed the American's upcoming feat and expressed her happiness.
"LFG (Let's f***ing go)," Riddle wrote.
"It makes me really proud to be an American playing at a home event, with how many people were in the stands" - Taylor Fritz heaps praise on Delray Beach Open crowd
Taylor Fritz won his first title of the season in his home country. Following his win over Kecmanovic, the American expressed his pride at playing in front of an amazing home crowd. He also praised the fans for taking time out to watch the match.
"My first time back here in quite a while and the event was amazing, The fans especially, the turnout was incredible and it makes me really proud to be an American playing at a home event, with how many people were in the stands," he said after the match.
Fritz further spoke about how nice it felt to win the title this year, after years of being knocked out in earlier rounds.
"This year was incredible after losing in the first and second round [almost] every single year I'd been here. I couldn't be happier with coming back and having this result," added Fritz.
At the 2023 Australian Open, Taylor Fritz was defeated by Alexei Popyrin in a five-set thriller in the second round.
