Fritz instills fear in his rivals: "I feel great, I'm at maximum confidence"

Taylor Fritz achieved a very decisive victory against Mattia Bellucci in the second round of the US Open 2026 and appeared at a press conference visibly satisfied with his level and motivated by his chances of doing something important in Flushing Meadows. The American is in the same section of the draw as Cobolli, although he will first have to face Fran Cerúndolo.

"I think I played really well today. I stepped onto the court and felt good right from the start. Things started to work for me and I was very focused throughout the match. It was a very high level on my part."

"Everything felt really good. I would have to search a lot to find something I did wrong, because all the important parts of my game that make me feel like I'm playing well and give me confidence were working."

"I feel great. I think it's really important not to overexert yourself in the early matches because you need to have energy to be able to do it later in the week."

Fritz, overflowing with confidence at the US Open

Fritz recalled that a day off between matches is not always enough to fully recover the body after a long duel: "In the end, you have a day off, but anyone will tell you that a day is not enough to recover from a five-set match. It simply isn't."

"You can come back and play well again, but it's not enough to fully recover."

That’s why he considers especially valuable the way he has overcome these first two rounds: "It's good to have gotten through these matches the way I have."

"Today's match gives me much more confidence than the first round. In the first one, I played correctly, but today everything was really working for me. It definitely gives me a lot of confidence."

Taylor Fritz is aware that he has a great opportunity to succeed at the US Open 2026, but he wants to be cautious and take it match by match. However, he cannot deny that matches like the one he played against Bellucci greatly boost his morale.

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