Taylor Fritz suggests the job he wants to take when he retires from tennis

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Taylor Fritz has established himself as one of the best players in the world over recent years.

The American has been ranked as high as fourth in the world and reached the US Open final in 2024.

He’s also won Indian Wells and nine other ATP titles.

And at 28, he’s still got at least a few more years to add to that tally.

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But what will Fritz do when he retires from tennis?

During his latest Twitch stream, Fritz answered that very question.

Taylor Fritz wants to become a head of player development when he retires from tennis

Fritz was asked if he’d go into commentating or coaching upon retirement.

“It’s hard, I think I’m going to have a lot of opportunities and offers to do that kind of stuff,” answered Fritz.

“But I don’t know if I’d be an amazing commentator, because the way I like to talk about tennis is really, really in depth, and I think if you’re not almost a high-level tennis player or a professional tennis player, I think a lot of the things I say would just sound like gibberish.

“I don’t think the regular casual fan watching on ESPN would have any clue what I’m saying, when I’m breaking down the deep, sophisticated details of patterns people are playing and stuff like that.

“And I don’t really want to dumb down the way I talk about tennis. We’d see, it would have to be very high-level analytic stuff.”

The American isn’t sure commentary is a path he wants to go down, but is interested in the prospect of coaching.

“I could see myself coaching at some point,” said Fritz.

“I think I want to. But it’s going to be a while, because when I retire, I’ll want to chill for a bit.

“I’d love to be like, head of player development at one of the facilities here in the US.

“I think I know exactly what it takes, the structure, and everything we would need to produce high-quality players.

“So I can coach and be in the same place, don’t need to travel, so that’s an option for me.”

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Fritz isn’t planning on retiring any time soon, though.

“But I just turned 28, I’m hoping to still be a top player for several more years,” he said.

“I’d love to play for six more years, but we’ll re-evaluate when we get there.

“If I’m still playing good tennis at 32, 33, 34, that would be sick.”

Fritz would love to be playing ‘good tennis’ in four or five years, but how realistic is that?

Well, there are currently only 11 players aged 32 or above ranked inside the world’s top 100.

Top-100 players (Aged 32+)

And only two: Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov, who sit inside the top 50.

Only time will tell if Fritz can become one of the few to continue playing quality tennis aged 30 or above.

What happened to Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open?

Fritz has yet to win a Grand Slam title and fell short again in his most recent attempt at the Australian Open.

The American reached the fourth round, where he lost to Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets.

Taylor Fritz at the 2026 Australian Open

• 2026 Australian Open 1R [WIN] vs Valentin Royer, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
• 2026 Australian Open 2R [WIN] vs Vit Kopriva, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6
• 2026 Australian Open 3R [WIN] vs Stan Wawrinka, 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• 2026 Australian Open 4R [LOSS] vs Lorenzo Musetti, 2-6, 5-7, 4-6

The American struggled with two separate problems down under: one in his oblique and his knee tendonitis.

He was clearly hampered by injury in defeat to Musetti, losing in three sets.

Having now returned home to rest up, Fritz hopes to be fully fit in time for the Dallas Open.

The 2026 Dallas Open is scheduled to begin on Monday, February 9.