Rising Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor has ended high seed Taylor Fritz’s seven-match profitable streak as he arrange a DC Open ultimate in opposition to England’s Dan Evans.
Fritz received the hard-court title in Atlanta every week in the past and entered Saturday’s semi-final in Washington DC having received 33 of 34 service video games.
But Twelfth-seeded Griekspoor triumphed 3-6 6-3 6-2 as he targets a 3rd title this season following successes in Pune and ‘s-Hertogenbosch..
World No.30 Evans beat fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-6 (7-4) within the different semi.
Ranked No.25, Griekspoor was 0-9 in opposition to opponents ranked within the Top 10 earlier than getting previous No.9 Fritz.
“The first Top 10 win was something I was really looking for. To beat Taylor playing at home is pretty special,” Griekspoor instructed atptour.com.
“It’s a pretty nice start to the American swing and I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.
Griekspoor hit 40 winners to Fritz’s 30, incuding 13 aces.
“My serve goes very well this week; it is getting some tempo, whether or not it is in the course of the day or in the course of the evening. I’m transferring nice and the physique is nice, so there’s not a lot to complain about,” he mentioned.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
