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Qualifier Michael Mmoh: American No. 1 Taylor Fritz notched up his first home win of the 2025 ATP Tour season, cruising past Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-2 at the Dallas Open on Thursday (IST) to open his campaign at the newly upgraded ATP 500 event.

Fritz lost just six points on serve against Rinderknech and raced through the finish line after breaking in the final game of the opening set. The American fired 11 aces and won 93 per cent (27/29) of his first-serve points, backing up his deliveries with ruthless aggression on short balls, according to ATP Stats.

"It's nice to go out and just take care of my serve, find a couple breaks and win four and two. I feel like I served a pretty good percentage of first serves (67 per cent)... and they were quality. I was hitting close to lines, mixing it up well, not really giving him a chance to figure out where I was serving or get a good hit on the returns. That was a big key to the match," Fritz was quoted by the tournament website.