Add The New York Post on Google Taylor Fritz was cruising until he was left to wonder what could have been.
The ninth-ranked American easily took the first two sets from No. 24-ranked Francisco Cerundolo.
Fritz would then see it all get washed away in a gut-punch, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6 third-round loss at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Taylor Fritz of the USA reacts as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in the third round of the US Open Tennis Championship in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Fritz, who was a finalist at the U.S. Open two years ago, even led 4-2 in the second set.
He was the second-highest-ranked American in the tournament as the men try to win a Grand Slam for the first time since Andy Roddick won the U.S. Open in 2023.
