{"id":2089611,"date":"2026-08-12T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089611"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:30:28","slug":"taylor-fritz-highlights-the-key-difference-at-tournaments-when-carlos-alcaraz-and-jannik-sinner-dont-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089611","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Fritz highlights the key difference at tournaments when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner don\u2019t play"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Taylor Fritz highlights the key difference at tournaments when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner don\u2019t play<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                ATP Tour stars Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Taylor Fritz.                             <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Fritz was not able to capitalise on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s withdrawal from the Canadian Open, as he fell out at the first round stage.<\/p>\n<p>The American was beaten by Thiago Augustin Tirante in straight sets to end his Masters campaign early, but he will have another opportunity in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>Fritz will be the sixth see at the Cincinnati Open, in part due to the withdrawals of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who are both missing the event with injury.<\/p>\n<p>It will provide the American with the perfect opportunity to prepare for the US Open, which begins at the end of August.<\/p>\n<p>Fritz has already arrived in Cincinnati ahead of the tournament kicking off on the 15th August and he was asked about Alcaraz and Sinner\u2019s withdrawals in his pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-calls-change-masters-1000-schedule-criticism\">Alexander Zverev reveals \u2018easy fix\u2019 to \u2018sad reality\u2019 of Canadian Open and Cincinnati withdrawals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/ben-shelton-andy-roddick-agree-rafael-jodar-canadian-open\">Ben Shelton and Andy Roddick agree over Rafael Jodar ahead of possible Canadian Open showdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked if it makes a difference to the way he prepares for the tournament, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Taylor-Fritz\">Fritz<\/a> said: \u201cMaybe once you get to like the later stages of the tournament, but that\u2019s again that\u2019s not something I\u2019m going to think about until it\u2019s like you\u2019re in like the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause like that\u2019s where you\u2019re going to actually see, as a higher seed, you\u2019re not gonna see the difference of them not being there until you\u2019re in like the quarterfinals or the semi-finals. So, up until then, it\u2019s just it\u2019s just another tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, obviously, there\u2019s opportunity, but it\u2019s opportunity at the end of the tournament. I think probably the the other top ranked players, like the next guys, probably feel a bit more pressure to like take a title more opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut like I said, for me I don\u2019t notice any kind of a difference until you know I would only notice a difference like once I\u2019m in like the quarters or the semis and it would come time to like play one of those guys and I\u2019d have someone that\u2019s not out not to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fritz should be delighted not to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> on the entry list for the Cincinnati Open, as he does not have the best record against the best ranked players in tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Fritz has only won one of his six matches against Alcaraz, and that came at the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Laver-Cup\">Laver Cup<\/a>, which is techinically an exhibition tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Against Sinner, meanwhile, Fritz has won just one of his five matches against the Italian. That came at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/indian-wells\">Indian Wells<\/a> in 2021, so Fritz has lost his last four matches against the world No 1.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Fritz highlights the key difference at tournaments when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner don\u2019t play Liam McMillen 12 Aug 2026 2:30 PM ATP Tour stars Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Taylor Fritz. 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