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Indian Wells win keeps Taylor Fritz in top 10 for just a few hours

Taylor Fritz briefly made it into the top 10 in the world with his Indian Wells triumph - but for a very short time.

by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Mar 21, 2022, 12:59 pm

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Taylor Fritz scored his biggest win on the tour to date in Indian Wells. And as he explained afterwards, he had come a good deal closer to his big goal for the next few months - the goal of making the top 10 for the first time. /

If Fritz isn't sleeping the sleep of the just, you could make him believe that he has already achieved his goal: Because the current ATP world ranking list already lists Fritz in 8th place.

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ATP mistakenly credits Indian Wells players with double points

But a closer look shows: wrongly. Because Fritz was inadvertently awarded 2,000 points for his win instead of the usual 1,000 for Masters tournaments.

And a closer look reveals that all Indian Wells participants have been given twice the number of points.

Or... has the unofficial "fifth Grand Slam" been promoted to a real one - and nobody noticed? No, as the ATP has now confirmed. It's a system error.

Fritz could freeze the "ranking list" at least to be on the safe side. In case he shouldn't crack the top 10 after all. Or as a motivational boost for how beautiful a single number in the ranking looks.

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Taylor Fritz: Actually number 13

Oh yes: "Unofficially", but rightly Fritz climbed to 13th place with his Indian Wells victory - also a career high for the 24-year-old. For the "real" top 10 he still needs roughly 600 points.

A final or even a win at the upcoming Miami Open could help him to actually achieve his big goal in the near future.

by Florian Goosmann

Monday
Mar 21, 2022, 12:51 pm
last edit: Mar 21, 2022, 12:59 pm