Top-seeded American Taylor Fritz exits French Open after shocking 1st-round upset
By Paulina Dedaj
Published May 27, 2025
American tennis pro Taylor Fritz was ousted from the French Open in the first round on Monday in a shocking upset orchestrated by Germany's Daniel Altmaier.
The 66th-ranked player defeated Fritz, the No. 4 seed and the reigning U.S. Open runner-up, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 at Court Simonne-Mathieu in Paris on Monday. He broke his serve five times.
"It's kind of what's been going on a bit lately," Fritz told reporters after the match, via Tennis.com . "I think I'm playing generally fine. It's just a lot of important points. I just am like playing horrendous tennis on a lot of the important points."
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Fritz is only the latest top-ranked tennis pro to fall victim to Altmaier in Paris.
Just two years ago, he upset Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner at the French Open after upsetting No. 8 seed Matteo Berrettini in 2020 at Roland Garros as well.
"It was very special," Altmaier said after the match, via Tennis.com. "I think I was working really hard the past weeks to get confidence, preparing myself for those kinds of matches."
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"I feel like I'm ready to play whoever is going to face me. I'm really happy to get this first win and I really love my performance," he added.
Altmaier will next face Vit Kopriva, who defeated Thiago Monteiro in five sets to advance to the second round.
Fritz was the highest-seeded American man in Paris since Andy Roddick competed in the French Open as the No. 3 seed in 2007. He was also the first American to reach a men's Grand Slam singles final with his U.S. Open appearance last year since Roddick did so in 2009.
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Fritz moves on to Wimbledon next month, where he previously reached the quarterfinals in 2022 and 2024.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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