It was close call against Spain. Fritz, struggling with knee pain, produced a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (6) win over No. 38 Jaume Munar. He missed two match points on Munar’s serve in the 12th game of the third set and then saved one in the tiebreaker before sealing the win to level the contest.
Gauff and Harrison won the doubles 7-6 (5), 6-0 and finished the session signing autographs and posing for photographs with fans, including some waving the American flags.
At a later news conference Gauff was asked if the reaction to her comments on social media had put her off her game.
“No,” she said. “And I don’t think it was piling on. I was just trying to clarify what I meant. I wrote everything that I had to say on that.”
Fritz supported Gauff, saying the reaction to his teammate’s comments were an example of people wanting to “assume the absolute worst.”
“I was here and I know exactly what she meant,” Fritz said. “And she said nothing wrong.”
