The 28-year-old indeed had a busy fall swing, leading Team World to an upset victory over Team Europe and reaching his third ATP final of the season in Tokyo, where he lost to Alcaraz.
“If you want to win a big title, more than likely you’re going to have to beat one of ’em, maybe both of ’em,” Fritz said of Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who went on to defend his ATP Finals title over Alcaraz in the championship match.
“That’s kind of just what my focus is on, trying to get healthy so then I can put in the time on the court to practice and improve and try to get better and work on the things I need to work on and to continue to try and close the gap.”
After this well-earned break, Fritz will play his first event of the fast-approaching 2026 season in Perth for United Cup, where he’ll partner Coco Gauff in hopes of rediscovering a winning hand and defending the title for Team USA.
