Beaten by Taylor Fritz last year at Porte d’Auteuil in a match that ended in a circus atmosphere, Arthur Rinderknech is impatiently awaiting the reunion this Thursday at Wimbledon.
“My buddy Taylor…” Arthur Rinderknech cracked a smile when he mentioned his second round match at Wimbledon against Taylor Fritz (No. 13), scheduled for this Thursday. Their last encounter, last year in the second round of Roland-Garros, ended in a rarely seen uproar at Porte d’Auteuil. When he had won his match point, the American had put his finger on his mouth to silence the 10,000 spectators who had pushed the Frenchman during the match.
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“If he expected the French public to kiss him…”
Obviously, Taylor Fritz had received a huge boo to the point that the traditional post-match interview could not be held by Marion Bartoli. “I have nothing against him and I think he has nothing against me either,” reacted Arthur Rinderknech. “Let’s say that the atmosphere will be calmer and he will cry a little less this time, I think. He had whined a little by saying that there was a little too much noise for him. If he expected the French public to kiss him between points, he was unlucky. He beat me, well done to him,” concluded the Frenchman.
Delighted to have won his first Championships victory, the Tricolore takes on a big name on grass. Taylor Fritz, ranked 12th in the world, has just won the Eastbourne tournament for the third time. He had also reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2022, only beaten in five sets by Rafael Nadal. But the Spaniard, injured in the abdominals, then withdrew, offering the place of finalist to Nick Kyrgios.
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2024-07-04 10:23:56
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