By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, November 13, 2026
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Fueled by immaculate ball striking, Taylor Fritz turned the Stockholm semifinals into clean-up time today.
A bold Fritz broke in the third game of both sets, dismissing Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 to charge into his 25th career final at the Stockholm Open today.
It’s the sixth final of the season for Fritz, which ties Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton for the ATP Tour lead.
Washington, DC champion Fritz will finished with a flourish roaring through three of the last four games at love to avenge his 6-3, 6-4 loss to Musetti in the Lyon final nearly three weeks ago.
“I played really well,” Fritz said in his on-court interview. “I felt like I just lost to Lorenzo in the final not too long ago. So I knew I had to change a lot of things and play a certain type of way.
“I executed the way I wanted to play. I played very well.”
Indeed, Fritz hit 26 winners—14 more than the stylish Italian—in the 63-minute victory.
In Lyon, Musetti thwarted Fritz’s power with his variety and sharp transition game. Today, Fritz was aggressive right off the return and closed capably at net winning 11 of 14 trips to net.
“The short answer is I was a lot more aggressive and took on a lot more shots that are a bit uncomfortable for me,” Fritz said. “But I felt against him, I had to if I want to win.”
The victory vaults Fritz into tomorrow’s final against Thiago Agustin Tirante.
Earlier, world No. 51 Tirante advanced to his maiden Tour-level final with a 7-5, 7-6(1) win over fourth-seeded Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.
The 25-year-old Tirange is the third Argentinian finalist in tournament history after David Nalbandian (2008) and Juan del Potro (2016-17). Tirante is the first Argentine to reach an ATP Tour indoor final since Diego Schwartzman at 2021 Antwerp.
In their lone prior meeting, Tirante beat Fritz, 7-5, 6-3, in Montreal last August.
Put a lid over Fritz’s head and he will raise the roof. Fritz scored an ATP best 15th indoor win today and set the tone on serve.
Serving 71 percent, Fritz won 26 of 32 first-serve points and did not face a break point scoring his fourth win in nine meetings vs. Musetti.
Musetti went all in on a backhand down the line and narrowly missed the sideline. That miss helped Fritz break first for a 2-1 lead.
Snapping through an ideal toss, Fritz fired through a two-ace game extending his lead to 5-3.
The top seed stamped the first love hold of the match to snatch a one-set lead after 24 minutes.
Pressuring in the third game of set two, Fritz hit a diagonal forehand return for double break point. On the second break point, the Italian put a forehand into the top of the tape. For the second straight set, Fritz broke for the early 2-1 lead.
Even when Musetti unleashed flying artistry, Fritz delivered authoritative answer. Down triple break point, Musetti launched airborne for a flying backhand strike. Fritz not only repelled it, a few shots later he rapped a forehand pass breaking at love for a 4-1 lead after 54 minutes.
The world No. 10 whipped his eighth ace to close another love hold—by then Fritz tore through 10 points in a row—stretching to 5-1. Fritz won 12 of his final 13 service points closing a brilliant performance in 63 minutes.
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