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Saturday 13 February 2016

MING
DYNASTY

Taylor Fritz celebrates after Shaq, Yao, Iverson look to take next step to Hall of Fame
beating Benjamin Becker, of
Germany, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5) in This April 1, 2009, file photo shows Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, top,
a quarterfinal tennis match of China, shooting over Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal (32) in the
at the Memphis Open Friday, first quarter of an NBA basketball game, in Phoenix.
Feb. 12, 2016, in Memphis,
Tenn. Associated Press
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Associated Press

Fritz youngest

American in

ATP semifinal

since Chang

in ‘89

TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —
Teenager Taylor Fritz beat
Benjamin Becker of Ger-
many 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5) on Fri-
day at the Memphis Open,
becoming the youngest
American to reach an ATP
semifinal since 1989.
Fritz needed 2 hours, 20
minutes to continue his
amazing run at The Rac-
quet Club. Fritz, who turned
18 on Oct. 28, used his big
serve and strong forehand
to advance to his first ca-
reer ATP semifinal as the
youngest American since
Michael Chang won Wem-
bley in 1989 at the age of
17 “It feels incredible,” Fritz
said. “You know it’s a great
milestone. ... I always say
this is reassuring to know
that I’m doing the right
thing and I’m on the right
track. But got to just keep
doing my own thing and
not let all the milestones
get in your head or any-
thing like that.”

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