Fritz has ‘nothing to lose’ against Djokovic

American Taylor Fritz said he has nothing to lose but only to win from his upcoming US Open quarter-final match against Novak Djokovic.

Fritz, who is No. 9 seeded in the tournament and currently the top-ranked American in the ATP rankings, has seven losses in seven matches against 23-time Grand Slam winner.

“He’s beaten me seven times. I don’t think there’s any other tennis player who’s done that against me, so hopefully now it’s my turn to win,” said the 25-year-old Fritz after coming through in three set with Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker in the fourth round of the tournament.

Taylor Fritz on possibly facing Novak Djokovic at US Open:

“Novak’s gotten me a lot. But I think one of these times I’m gonna get him… At least I hope.”

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The last match between Fritz and Djokovic was about two weeks ago at the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, when the Serbian won 6-0, 6-4.  “I learned a good lesson in Cincinnati. I don’t want to make excuses, but it wasn’t my best day. I’m grateful though, because now I know which mistakes not to repeat. I think I’ll be in a much better position now, because I have nothing to lose. I don’t plan to do anything different, I will play my game. I believe that if I play at my best level, that will be enough for me,” explained Fritz, who is yet to lost a set in New York this year.