Who is Taylor Fritz’s Coach? Know all about Taylor Fritz’s coaching team

Taylor Fritz's coach has helped the player become the No. 1 player in America

Who is Taylor Fritz’s Coach? Know all about Taylor Fritz’s coaching team

Taylor Fritz (Credits: NY Post)

Taylor Fritz is an American professional tennis player. He is currently the No. 1 American in men’s singles. He also achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 5 by the ATP in 2023. 

He began his descent into greatness at a very young age. He was inspired by his parents, Guy Fritz and Kathy Fritz, who were also professional tennis players. He played juniors, where he won the final of the US Open and was named the 2015 ITF Junior World Champion.

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Since then, he has won six ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. The 25-year-old has also made great strides in major tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2022 Wimbledon and lost fighting for a spot in the semi-finals of the US Open 2023 against champion Novak Djokovic.

He is currently facing Novak Djokovic once again in his bid for a ticket to the 2024 Australian Open semifinals, this being the first time that he has reached the quarterfinals of this major. So far, he has been in impeccable form throughout the tournament and recently beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round. He is also the only American ATP player standing in this tournament after a shocking elimination of the likes of Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton.

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Let’s find out who made his success possible.

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Taylor Fritz’s coach

Taylor Fritz and coach Michael Russel (Credits: Tennis World USA)
Taylor Fritz and coach Michael Russel (Credits: Tennis World USA)

The newest member of the Fritz Coaching Team is Michael Russell. He is a former American professional tennis player who holds the record for most singles titles won on the United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit. He was partly responsible for bringing Taylor Fritz to the fifth position from No. 30. He made him achieve this feat in just 15 months as his coach.

He first started out as a varsity-level athlete. Before joining, he unfortunately sustained a right arm injury and had to take five months to recover before rejoining. Russell had a successful year in 2021, as he entered the top 100 players list of the ATP. He has navigated the qualifiers to four Grand Slams in a row. He had to miss a significant amount of his journey as he was marred by injuries. Throughout his career, he had to take a break to recuperate from his frequent surgeries.

Russell has now channeled his energy into making Fritz a remarkable player. In an interview, he was asked about his goals for the American, and he replied by saying, “I would love for Taylor to win a Grand Slam and be No. 1 in the world. That’s the main goal, of course. I would love for him to have unlimited explosiveness and never get tired, ever.”

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