Taylor Fritz's journey on the clay court circuit didn't start in the best way possible. The American opted out of the three clay Masters 1000 events and instead signed up for the ATP of Geneva to get some practice before Roland Garros. However, he has exited the Swiss tournament in the first round, where he was the number one seed, after losing to Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-4, in one hour and 24 minutes. As a result, the Australian advances to the quarterfinals, where he will face the winner of the match between Casper Ruud and Raphael Collignon.
Top seed toppled 🚨
— ATP Tour (@atptour) May 20, 2026
Popyrin takes down Fritz 6-4, 6-4 to book his spot in the Geneva quarter-finals!#GonetGenevaOpen pic.twitter.com/t4FfN3lugc
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