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ATP Next Gen Finals: 2018 Player Preview

By Toby Oliver

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11: Hyeon Chung of South Korea celebrates with the trophy after victory against Andrey Rublev of Russia in the mens final on day 5 of the Next Gen ATP Finals on November 11, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11: Hyeon Chung of South Korea celebrates with the trophy after victory against Andrey Rublev of Russia in the mens final on day 5 of the Next Gen ATP Finals on November 11, 2017 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images) /
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SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 08: Fritz Taylor of United States celebrates a point against Robin Haase of Netherland during First Round in 2018 Rolex Shanghai Masters on Day 2 at Qi Zhong Tennis Centre on October 8, 2018 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Kevin Lee/Getty Images) /

Next Gen Player No. 4 – Taylor Fritz

It’s not been an easy road for Fritz after bursting on to the scene two years ago. There was a lot of hype around him as he won the ATP Star of Tomorrow award in 2016. He had a difficult 2017 with injuries and poor form, but he has started to show his potential this year with some very good wins.

He’s played well on hard courts this year, reaching the fourth round in Indian Wells and semi-final in Chengdu. His run in Chengdu included a win over American Sam Querrey just before falling to Fabio Fognini in the semifinals. Fritz’s big serving, aggressive game should be well suited to the fast format of the Next Gen Finals.

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