"I was very like boom or bust" - Fritz feels greater consistency is supporting progress

| by Alex Waite

Taylor Fritz said he feels like he has added more consistency to his game after progressing to the Miami Open quarter-finals.

Fritz reached the final eight of the 2023 Miami Open, his best-ever performance at the competition, after cruising past Holger Rune in straight sets in the final 16 clash.

Following the win, Fritz told reporters that he feels much more consistent this season after he displayed contrasting form in the 2022 campaign.

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“I’m playing at a level that I feel like I can do over and over again, It’s nice that that level can put me in the top 10. I felt like last year I was very, like, boom or bust. Either playing really good on a week and I could just go win the tournament or I would just lose in the first or second round."

The last 16 match was the first tie between two players within the top 10 of the ATP rankings. It could have been a tougher test for Fritz, but the 25-year-old handled the occasion professionally to progress.

Also in his press conference, Fritz explained that reaching the latter stages of competitions every time is the next step for his development.

"So it is nice to feel more consistent, but also, the way the tour, the points and everything works, it does kind of reward that boom-or-bust style a bit more. It’s more beneficial for rankings and stuff to be winning tournaments than being very consistent every week, making quarters, semis."

Last season, Fritz won three titles at Tokyo, Eastbourne and Indian Wells and he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the American player is eager to go at least one step further in the future.

"So hopefully I can take it, you know, couple steps further than quarter-finals and have some of those really big results like I did last year. It’s nice to definitely be just more consistent in general.”

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