Taylor Fritz is aiming to reach the second week of a grand slam for the first time ahead of the US Open.
The American number two is having one of the best seasons of his career having won his first ATP title in Eastbourne and a career high ranking of number 30.
However that does not satisfy Fritz as he is striving to be better with each passing week as he looks to finish the season inside the top 20.
Speaking to the USTA website, Fritz spoke about his goals for the rest of 2019 as he looks to make a statement at his home slam, “Yeah, I definitely want to make the second week of a Slam, which is something I feel like I can definitely do,” Fritz said.
“I’d like to make quarterfinals, but I’ve never made the second week, so first I want to make the Round of 16. And then I’d like to try and finish this year in the Top 20.”
Obviously Fritz has had good success on the tour but has yet to make that transition to the grand slams and its something he wants to achieve sooner rather than later.
It seems like that Fritz is also quite excited about being seeded for the last grand slam of the year as he looks to make a big statement in New York, “Being No. 32 now, I don’t have many points to defend for the next four weeks, so just a couple good results, and it should be locked up,” Fritz explained to usta.com.
“It would be huge for me because then I can play two matches without having to worry about playing any of the big top seeds, kind of play myself into the tournament and go from there.”
Another goal the 21 year-old has is being the number one American as he looks to chase down John Isner within the next few weeks, “It’s really cool being the No. 2 American, especially being 21 years old, being young. I think it’s really cool,” Fritz said about his ultimate dream.
“And it’s always been a dream of mine to be the No. 1 American. I think it would be so cool if I was able to accomplish that sometime sooner. It’s something that I always dreamed about.”
Taylor Fritz is in action this week in Atlanta where he plays American qualifier Kevin King in the second round on Thursday.
This is all in preparation for the US Open which starts on the 26th of August.
