Fritz won his first match, beating his opponent 2-0 with sets of 6-3 and 6-4 in the match played at the Pala Alpitour Arena in Turin, Italy.
Stating that he was very happy to win the match that lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes, Fritz, the number 6 seed, said, “I did a great job by serving early in the match, getting out of trouble and saving a few break points. I played well in the entire second set and had many break chances, but I could not take them.” he said.
In the other match of the day, Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner defeated Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime with sets of 7-5, 6-1.
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic announced yesterday that he withdrew from the ATP Finals due to his shoulder injury.