Taylor Fritz records milestone 300th win of career, first American man born in 1990s to do so
He's also the fourth man born in 1997 or later FROM ANYWHERE to hit that number, after Zverev, Tsitsipas and Rublev.
Taylor Fritz has been at the forefront of American men’s tennis for the last few years, not only becoming the first U.S. man to reach a Grand Slam final since 2009 at the US Open last year, but then, a few months later, becoming the first U.S. man to reach the Top 4 since 2007.
And in Madrid on Sunday, he added another line to his resume: the first American man born in the 1990s to record 300 career wins.
The match probably didn't end the way he wanted it to, though—after dropping the first set against Benjamin Bonzi, 6-4, he took the second set, 7-5, when the Frenchman suddenly retired, handing him the victory.
The Californian isn't just the first U.S. man born in 1990 or later to reach 300 career wins, he's only the fifth U.S. man born in 1980 or later to do it.
U.S. MEN BORN IN 1980 OR LATER WITH 300+ WINS (tour-level):
- 612: Andy Roddick [born in 1982]
- 489: John Isner [born in 1985]
- 385: Sam Querrey [born in 1987]
- 302: Mardy Fish [born in 1981]
- 300: Taylor Fritz [born in 1997]
Fritz is also just the fourth man born in 1997 or later from anywhere to reach 300 career wins, after three more of today's biggest ATP stars.
MEN BORN IN 1997 OR LATER WITH 300+ WINS (tour-level):
- 484: Alexander Zverev (GER) [born in 1997]
- 361: Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [born in 1998]
- 346: Andrey Rublev (RUS) [born in 1997]
- 300: Taylor Fritz (USA) [born in 1997]
The next man to join the above list will most likely be one of Casper Ruud (274 going into today), Alex de Minaur (272) or Jannik Sinner (270). They were born in 1998, 1999 and 2001, respectively.