Fritz reveals the 'trick' to always beat Berrettini

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They have faced each other five times, and in all five, victories remained in the hands of Taylor Fritz. The difference between the American and Matteo Berrettini cannot be just a coincidence, but last night at the Miami Open 2025, history repeated itself, although this time the margins were minimal. Fritz could have won in straight sets, but the Italian showed epic resilience to force a third set where he eventually succumbed. Later, in the calm of the press conference, the current World No. 4 held nothing back and revealed the tactic he always uses to overcome the Roman.

Victory in nearly three hours

“I feel, after a match like that, obviously I had plenty of chances during the entire encounter, I wish I could have closed it out in two sets. I think I made it extremely difficult for myself, but he raised his level and played very well in the third, so I had to work very hard to win that final round and also raise my level. After not closing it when I could, not winning those match points, I believe I showed one of my greatest strengths by resetting and winning the third.”

The return, a key shot

“I've been returning well but, if you watch any of the matches I've played against Matteo, I think I always return like I did tonight, at least in most of our encounters. It's a very different position than the one I usually take to return, usually I feel more comfortable stepping back, giving myself time, but his serve is too good and sometimes gives him too much time to find his forehand if I return from way behind. Today, I've been out of position, almost attacking his first serve, taking it on the rise, trying to use my time and my hands to target his backhand. I've always been successful playing against him and returning like that, so today I wanted to stick to that path.”

A slow-paced match

“When there are many exchanges, the match becomes more physical. In this match, despite the night but with low humidity, the points were shorter. I never think about how I should play each point, I just give my all, no matter how tough it gets, I go all out. I know fatigue will never be an issue, the most important thing is not to lose rhythm and to always be focused, think about your own game, and place that first serve well.”

Several match points wasted

“Looking back at all those match points, it's normal to get upset, so I was dealing with that in the third set. I even had one on my serve, but I wasn't mad, as I served really well that time. I can't be mad about that point at all, maybe what bothers me more is the backhand on a secure serve that I had at 6-5, it's a shot that I feel I should almost never miss. That was probably more frustrating for me, it's a routine shot for me, luckily I played the other points well. In those moments, you have two choices, let it frustrate you and lose the match, but knowing that losing will frustrate you even more when you think about all those opportunities… or you can forget about it and win.”

Next up is Mensik, another big server

“I'm still not sure how I'll approach that match from the return. The way I returned tonight is something I usually do specifically against Matteo, maybe I only do it against a couple more people when I see that it works. I have a lot of confidence in my return when I do it this way, but if I see that things are not going as I want, I will likely start to vary it, try different things. Obviously, today I returned greatly, so I'll have that confidence to again challenge another big serve.”

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