Fritz Explains Previous Remarks About Possible Separation Of Premium Tour
ATP
Taylor Fritz has explained his comments about the ATP Tour having separate events that would split the top 100 and lower-ranked players.
Fritz recently stated that the ATP Tour should have a main tour consisting of the four Grand Slams and other high-profile events, such as ATP Masters 1000 competitions.
He argued that such a setup would help player scheduling. The 26-year-old appeared to argue that these competitions would gain more of a following from a global audience compared to the lower-ranked events.
Recently, the American player was quoted saying he favored an elite-level tennis competition and a second-tier tour for ATP 250 and 500-level tournaments.
However, Fritz took to his personal X account in response to the original quotes. In his explanation post, the 26-year-old added further context, saying he was not favoring a top 100-120 player event and a lower-ranked tour.
Instead, the US player said he was in favor of a more fluid hierarchy where players can move between different events but also compete in the higher-ranked competitions based on merit.
"Always need a follow up explanation for the people that can’t read… when I say separate or premium tour I am NOT saying only top players, as I said in the quote the “main top tour” should be made up of the top 100-120 players kind of like how top 125 in PGA get a tour card and at the end of the year some people go down and some people come up into main tour."
"Also anyone saying I only have ranking/points cause of 250’s you are literally proving my point, this system would ensure everyone plays same # of tournaments (12/14 marquee events 128 draw) and nobody can complain about how someone got there points/ranking because nobody can pick up points elsewhere. Now I don’t think it will ever happen but I’m asked in an interview so I give my honest opinion, I just think it would make the sport easier to follow from a fan perspective."
