Hard-hitting Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor rallied from a set down to upset top seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Saturday night to claim his first Top 10 win and reach the final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, D.C.
Griekspoor, who is chasing his third title of the season, has surged to a career-high 25 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings and plays Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov or Great Britain's Dan Evans for the title on Sunday.
[atp app]The 27-year-old, who is making his debut in the American capital, claimed one break in the second set and two breaks in the third against Fritz, who had won 80 of 82 service games coming into the match.
Griekspoor's weight of shot was telling as he clubbed 40 winners to Fritz's 30, including 13 aces. He also won 47 points on the baseline compared to just 34 from the American.
The Dutchman finished strong, winning 20 of the final 27 points as he won five straight games from 1-2 in the decider.
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