Taylor Fritz says he understands each doubles gamers and the US Open and means that this 12 months’s match at Flushing Meadows will give some clear solutions.
For this 12 months’s match version, the US Open organizers are planning on doing one thing fully completely different with their blended doubles occasion, making it a two-day occasion in the course of the qualifying week.
It is going to function solely 16 groups – eight get straight and the remaining via a wildcard – the Fast4 format will probably be used – and there will probably be a document $1 million prize cash at stake.
Since this has been achieved to entice high singles stars to play, the transfer left doubles gamers enraged and livid.
Fritz, who backed the US Open’s determination as soon as it was first introduced and indicated that he would play within the blended doubles occasion, says he absolutely understands the frustration that could be coming from some gamers as a result of there will probably be a document prize cash supplied and conventional doubles gamers most likely will not have an opportunity to play.
“I feel [doubles players] have a proper to be upset, be indignant,” the world No. 4 informed Sports activities Illustrated.
Fritz provides: However whenever you take a look at the enterprise aspect of issues…
“However I feel you additionally must look together with the tournaments, a enterprise aspect of issues,” the American added.
“We’ll get the proof, I assume, on the US Open. If the turnout for the blended doubles occasion with the highest singles gamers in it’s a lot, a lot better and perhaps within the match it looks like they’re profiting off of it greater than [before], I don’t assume you may argue with it from a enterprise aspect of issues.
“However clearly, a conventional aspect of issues, like I get, what the doubles gamers [are saying]. I get why they’re upset.”
If the US Open organizers can lure high female and male gamers to compete of their blended doubles match, that would definitely draw consideration and refill the stands even earlier than the beginning of the primary motion.
And if that occurs – which could be very seemingly – the match will very seemingly proceed with this format.
