Leading the ATP 500 draw is Dalla this week is the highest-ranked American, Taylor Fritz, whose first round match against Arthur Rinderknech was a 66-minute non-event that added another win to the American’s ledger against the Frenchman.
The two do have an interesting history behind that 3-0 head-to-head, though, as their Grand Slam matches at Roland Garros in 2023, and Wimbledon last year, Fritz shushing crowds and wishing Rinderknech a “nice flight home.”.
But in their first match of 2025, Fritz had a new flair for the dramatic pulled out a new groundstroke mid-match: the two-handed forehand.
