Taylor Fritz has every reason to be proud of his 2024

After Sunday's loss, Fritz declared that his World No. 4 ranking isn't a fluke and he truly believes he's one of the five best players in the world. 

"Now I'm ranked where I'm at. I feel like I belong," Fritz said, via ATP. "It's a different feeling. It's been a great year. That gives me a lot of confidence to have that belief. That's a huge part of having the big results. The goals I set for myself at the start of the year was to finish Top 5."

If Fritz can make marginal improvements, there's no reason why he can't be the one to break the 21-year streak of American men not winning majors next season. As Sinner has proven over the past 12 months, a player can make significant strides between seasons. The Italian was 22-27 against top-10 players entering the 2024 season, and a year later, he's nearly invincible and on top of the world. Perhaps Fritz can enjoy a similar career resurgence in 2025. 

"I definitely need to get more explosive and quicker in the first step," Fritz said of improvements he can make. "If I can just get a little quicker off the split step, it will help my return of serve a lot. If I can just put myself in slightly better chances to break serve, I think that's going to be a huge improvement. That's something I've done already, but I think there's still a lot of room for improvement there."

Fritz will wrap up his season at the Davis Cup Finals next week where the USA will play Australia in the quarterfinals. He holds a 52-23 singles record in 2024.