Taylor Fritz must be feeling a cloud-nine-esque high right now or higher, considering the past 48 hours he just fought through. After moving past the world's best player, Carlos Alcaraz, to reach the Laver Cup finals and defeating another of the world's top players, Alexander Zverev, Fritz may have solidified his career highlight to date.
Fritz's two-set win over Zverev late Sunday evening gifted Team World its third Laver Cup win. It also gave Andre Agassi his first-ever win as a coach. It was an incredible tournament by Fritz overall, and the final nail in the coffin over Zverev was powerful.
However, it was Fritz's major upset win over Alcaraz that really gave Team World all the hope they needed. Fritz delivered, and although his victory had no effect on the ATP rankings, he further stamped his name as the world's top American player.
Taylor Fritz led the way from the start
Fritz has always shown up at the Laver Cup — this year wasn't his first taste of excitement at the event. He was present when Team World captured their first tournament win in London in 2022. He was also in play in 2023 when his squad pulled out the win in Vancouver.
It's this year in San Francisco, though, where Fritz has shone the brightest at the Laver Cup. He didn't do it alone, of course. Alex De Minaur did his part in beating Jakub Mensik along the way, as well as overcoming Zverev earlier in the event in both the singles and doubles draws.
During the current 2025 season, Fritz has suffered an up-and-down road — one of his most inconsistent seasons in some time. Still, the American has never stopped fighting. He does have two titles to his name, with wins in Stuttgart and Eastbourne earlier in the summer.
Fritz's biggest tennis accomplishment was reaching last year's US Open finals. He lost to Jannik Sinner there, but his New York run proved that he could compete with the best and contend for the biggest matches in the biggest tournaments.
His momentum going into this year was riding high. Unfortunately, following an early round exit at the Australian Open, Fritz continued to go out in the early rounds for much of the season, until mid-season when he eventually broke through and won his first event in June.
Fritz has held onto America's top player status for well over a year now, despite this year's struggles. With his success at the Laver Cup, though, and the fashion in which he powered his team through and won the final match, there's no telling what levels of motivation and momentum Fritz encompasses now.
He can be Alcaraz, and that feeling and knowledge should set him up well for the next time Fritz meets the Spaniard on the court. That goes for any top-ranked player, from Zverev to Jannik Sinner.
Fritz's Laver Cup performance shows his window to win Grand Slams remains open. He only now has to seal the deal, but he'll have to wait until next year to chase it down.