Taylor Fritz was so upset with his US Open final loss that he dealt with it in a rather extreme manner.
There was plenty of excitement surrounding the 26-year-old when he became the first American man to reach a final at Flushing Meadows since Andy Roddick in 2006.
The host of the ‘Served’ Podcast is also the last man from the United States to win the Grand Slam after lifting the title in 2003.
Fritz came up short of ending that dry spell as World number one Jannik Sinner claimed his first US Open title with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win.
How did Taylor Fritz deal with losing the US Open final?
Taylor Fritz was visibly devastated after he was unable to win his first Grand Slam title in front of his home crowd.
Post-match he claimed he had ‘let everyone down’ and the thought of coming so close to achieving a lifelong dream certainly took its toll on the World number seven.
It affected Fritz in such a negative manner that he spent an unusually long time indulging in one of his hobbies after returning home.
“To be honest I feel probably worse than I would have expected to feel if you told me I was making a spa final,” he told the Nothing Major podcast.
“I have been sitting at my desk playing video games for 12 hours a day. Really destructive habits when I’m by myself after a tournament.”
Taylor Fritz explained why he struggled to practice after the aftermath of the US Open final
Not only had Fritz spent a large portion of his time playing computer games after the US Open final, but he also struggled to practice.
The American is based in Florida and the state does produce extreme weather conditions, which can be very difficult to contend with.
Fritz admitted it affected him physically, which added to how he was impacted mentally by his US Open finals defeat.
“It’s been so insanely hot in Florida right now,” Fritz added. “I got to the point at the end of practice where swinging the racket was making me gassed, like I was going to pass out.”
Fritz has now recovered from his US Open loss is in berlin, Germany to try and help Team World win the Laver Cup for the third successive year.
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