"No one can ever take that away from me" - Taylor Fritz after achieving his lifelong goal × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis 2019 Japan Open Tennis Championships News No one can ever take that away from me - Taylor Fritz after achieving his lifelong goal Taylor Fritz will play in the Japan Open final on Sunday Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share DEVANG CHAUHAN TOP CONTRIBUTOR Follow Modified Oct 09, 2022 12:41 PM IST Taylor Fritz will be in the top 10 of the ATP rankings on Monday for the first time in his career. He revealed that he was elated with the accomplishment and that no one could take it away from him. The American defeated seventh seed Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals of the 2022 Japan Open, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3. In his post-match interview, Fritz said that being in the top 10 was a childhood dream of his but added that he wanted to go even higher. "It means so much, you know. Top 10 is always one of those goals you have as a kid growing up, it's a massive milestone obviously," he said. "I want more, I wanna go even higher but Top 10 is such a huge achievement that you always dream of and I mean no one can ever take that away from me 'I was a Top 10 player'." Taylor Fritz@Taylor_Fritz97LFG, onto the next goal twitter.com/tennistv/statu…Tennis TV@TennisTVGoal: achieved Hard work pays off for @Taylor_Fritz97 61519Goal: achieved Hard work pays off for @Taylor_Fritz97 https://t.co/Cz3DAjdXz9LFG, onto the next goal twitter.com/tennistv/statu… I want to win for me I m not trying to achieve anybody else s goals - Taylor Fritz on reaching the Japan Open final Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz of Team World celebrate their victory at the 2022 Laver Cup Taylor Fritz will face compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the final of the 2022 Japan Open on Sunday. In a press conference after his semifinal, Fritz spoke about his mental attitude and approach to tennis, saying that he was "just having fun" and "enjoying life." "I want to win for me. I'm not trying to achieve anybody else's goals or [caring] what they think of me. I'm just trying to be the best I can be and enjoy this," he said. "It's been great. The US Open, Laver Cup, to be here now. I'm just having fun with it. I'm confident and I'm just enjoying life, so I'm going to keep doing that." Fritz also stated that he wasn't bogged down by other people's expectations but just wanted to win tennis matches. "As far as expectations that I have, so to speak, right now... I don't really feel that way. I just want to win," he said. "I don't really care about what other people think I should be doing because I had recent success. I've been on Tour for seven or eight years now, and none of that really moves me," he added. × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by Nihal Taraporvala Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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