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Fritz saves 2 set points, downs Norrie to reach Stockholm QFs

Back at the Bybit Stockholm Open for the first time in five years, Taylor Fritz began his campaign Wednesday in winning fashion.

The top seed downed Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-3, claiming his ninth Lexus ATP Head2Head win over the British lefty across their 15 clashes.

Norrie earned an early break in the opener and held two set points while serving at 5-4. Fritz dug out of that hole, winning four consecutive games from 3-5 to seal a one-set advantage. The American dropped just one point behind his first serve in the second set, according to Infosys ATP Stats, eventually sealing his place in the last eight.

“I feel like there were a lot of times in the first set when I lost some big points, I had some chances,” Fritz said, reflecting on his first-set comeback. “Towards the end of that set, I started winning some of those big points. I played really well, got the momentum and finished the set.”

Fritz, who is seeking his second title of 2026, owns a Tour-leading 14 indoor wins this season. The 29-year-old is into his 11th quarter-final of the season and fourth in as many weeks (Lyon final, Basel SFs, Paris QFs). Last week in Paris, he let slip two match points against Carlos Alcaraz that had he converted, Fritz would have qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Up next for Fritz is Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic or former World No. 4 Holger Rune.

In other action at the ATP 250, fourth seed Alejandro Tabilo escaped Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(2), 6-7(7), 7-5 after two hours and 53 minutes. Last year’s finalist Ugo Humbert raced past Borna Gojo 6-2, 6-4.