For the second consecutive year, Taylor Fritz finds himself eyeing the grass-court season earlier than he hoped.
Nishesh Basavareddy—the winner of the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge—knocked out the No. 7 seed 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-1, to secure his first Top 10 win.
“I think I raised my level most of the time in the bigger moments, especially my serve. So I would say that’s kind of what I was most happy about,” Basavareddy told press.
“Obviously it means a lot. I haven’t had much experience on clay, so I don’t know if I was really expecting this, but I still thought I’d have a good chance today if I played well, and that’s what I did.”
