What a season it has been for Taylor Fritz so far, and it cannot be denied that his recent stretch has been impressive. Thanks to his Stuttgart triumph earlier this week, the American rising star continues to roar loud in the campaign and is insanely delivering massive performances night in and night out.

This has been a one-of-a-kind season for Fritz, who has returned to his highest ranking overall in his career. The American was ranked at world no. 4 back in November last year, but eventually dropped in his level of play, winning just three matches in four clay court tournaments. It hasn’t been easy, but his recent climb has been quite phenomenal that he’s back up to where he’s supposed to be.

But Fritz’s start in the grass campaign has been great to begin with. Fritz lifted a trophy in Stuttgart and played well in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Now he sets his eyes on the bigger games with Wimbledon also looming around. After all, everyone wants to win big on that side, and it is expected that this will be Fritz’s goal to conquer now more than ever.

A Win to Remember

With this impeccable win against Alexander Zverev in the final of Stuttgart, Fritz has moved to an 8-5 record in his head-to-head series with the German star. He took down Zverev in two straight sets to capture the BOSS Open trophy, showing that he still has what it takes to play at a high level.

Fritz did not let up right from the start and clinched the ATP 250 title in a short while. He took the opening set on Sunday in just 30 minutes after he forced Zverev to have double faults. The German only managed to save a break point in the second set, before Fritz pulled away with a strong rally to end the match.

Now he is seeking to come up with a huge run with the Queen’s Club this week, followed by a huge rally in the grass major in Wimbledon, which will be the main highlight of this surface run with many players keen to come up with a massive rally. That includes Fritz, who is seeking his first major win of the season as he is yet to show life in his runs.

“I’m back,” Fritz cheekily wrote on the camera lens following the victory.

Ending 2025 With a Bang?

It can be remembered that Fritz also had a strong finish in 2024, performing well in the grass season and reaching the finals of the US Open and the ATP Finals. This has been quite a roller-coaster season for the American star, and one can say that this is the big run that he’s been waiting for to build his pace on for the rest of his season.

"I'm really happy, especially as it was not too great of a clay season," said Fritz. "From there, to come and start the grass season off perfectly, I am super happy."

A win in the Queen’s Club and Wimbledon would put the American star closer to the world no. 3 spot, also held by Zverev. At this point, it is expected that Fritz will use the victory in Stuttgart as a launching pad to deliver his impressive games and reach a much more promising level of play in his games this season.