Taylor Fritz has made a young fan's day at the Australian Open, offering the boy entry into his second-round match at Melbourne Park.
Ahead of his straight-sets win over Jenson Brooksby on Tuesday afternoon, Fritz signed and gifted 10-year-old Aiden his headband.
Inspired by the gesture, Aiden was vocal during Fritz's 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 win on John Cain Arena, leading crowd chants and applause for the No.4 seed from the stands.
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Young Taylor Fritz supporter Aiden (R) proudly wears his idol's headband. Â Nine
Fritz dominated the all-American match-up, disposing of Brooksby in 1 hour and 46 minutes.
During his on-court interview, Duncan Mckenzie-McHarg asked Fritz if he had any advice for Aiden on how he could become a top-five player.
"[It takes] a lot of hard really work," Fritz said.
"There's not really any secret. It's a lot of hard work, having fun with it, loving to compete and loving to work."
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Mckenzie-McHarg also quizzed Fritz whether his "new super fan" could attend his second-round match against Chilean Cristian Garin.
"Yeah, I think we can do that. I think we can arrange that," he said with a grin.
Fritz is aiming to improve on his quarter final-finish in last year's tournament.
The circumstances resembled Alex de Minaur's interaction with a young fan after his third-round win at Roland-Garros last June.
