Fritz, after wasting three match points in the Dallas final: "It doesn't hurt me as much as I expected.."

Taylor Fritz had the opportunity to become the champion of the ATP 500 Dallas 2026, but he ended up succumbing in a thrilling match against his compatriot Ben Shelton. During the press conference, he appeared calm and understanding with himself, despite not being able to capitalize on any of the three championship points he had. "I expected to be more upset. The loss hurts, but not as much as I had anticipated. I think it's because I have no regrets about how I played or how I faced those match points. I don't regret anything," he stated.

Taylor Fritz in Press on the 3 missed championship points at the @NexoDallasOpen

“I don’t think I would do much different. This isn’t as heartbreaking of a loss, like after having 3 match points, I would expect to be a lot more upset. It hurts, but it doesn’t hurt as much as I… pic.twitter.com/2cdhQ9TXSg

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