The focus of the quarter -finals of Canadian Open 2025 is the competition between Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rubleev. Entering Set 1, Fritz is the one who completely owns the game. He won 1 break in Game 2 and kept the advantage until the end of the set, thereby winning easily with a score of 6-3.
Sang Set 2, Fritz continued to have a good start. However, when holding the serve and having Match Point in the 10th game, the American tennis player suddenly stumbled. RubleV quickly took advantage of the fourth Break Point in the game to balance the score, before dragging the match into the tie-break series.
In the gun battle series, Fritz still maintained his spirit. He closed the match with a victory of 6-3, 7-6 (4) after 81 minutes of competition. This result also brought the No. 2 seed to the semi -finals.
After the battle, Fritz admitted that he was “brain” at the time of the serve to close the match while led 5-4 in Set 2: “That game is really a disaster for me. Before that, we both serve the serve well, nothing stressed at all.
Naturally, all the pressure put all of them into that game. I was stiff, and my brain was almost 'turned off'. But the only thing I could do was to stand up and try to regain the set. Thanks to that, everything is somewhat worse. ”
Fritz's next opponent is compatriot Ben Shelton, who surpassed Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-3, 6-4. This match, Shelton launched 11 ACEs and completely dominated in durable balls that lasted more than 9 shots. The American tennis player closed the match with the final Ace, set up 3 match point and take advantage of the first opportunity.
