Fritz reflects on his 6 missed match points: "In those moments, there are two choices"
Taylor Fritz overcame Matteo Berrettini this Thursday to advance to the Miami semifinals.
The American won in three sets but made things harder for himself by squandering six match points in the second set.
During the post-match press conference, Fritz revisited the moment: "Looking back at all those match points, it’s normal to be upset, and I had to deal with that in the third set.
I even had one on my serve, but I wasn’t angry because I served really well that time. I can’t be mad at all about that point.
What bothers me the most is maybe the backhand on a safe serve I had at 6-5 (in the tiebreak)—it’s a shot I should almost never miss.
That was probably the most frustrating for me, it’s a routine shot for me, but luckily I played the other points well.
In those moments, you have two choices: let the frustration take over and lose the match, knowing that losing will be even more frustrating when you think about all those opportunities… or forget about it and win."
