Taylor Fritz has been told to “fix” his net game – else his chances of winning a Grand Slam are over.

That is according to former world No 1 women’s doubles player Rennae Stubbs, who was adamant that Fritz should have rushed the net on his second match point against Carlos Alcaraz in their epic Paris Masters quarter-final last week.

The 29-year-old looked primed to take the match in straight sets when he hit a big forehand into Alcaraz‘s backhand, with the Spaniard firing a teasing slice just over the net.

Many argued that Fritz shouldn’t have let the ball bounce, with Alcaraz then winning the point with his very next shot.

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Stubbs has repeatedly said that the 6ft 5in player’s transition game and net skills are holding him back in his bid to win a maiden Grand Slam. And that missed match point against Alcaraz was evidence of that, according to the Australian.

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Serena Williams’ coach said on The Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast, “How in God’s green earth you don’t run forward and take that backhand volley out of the air? You could have hit that backhand volley anywhere in the court, and you win the match.

“You know who I was watching that match with? Lisa Raymond. My great mate, former doubles partner, former great servant volleyer, unbelievable at the net. We both stood and looked at each other and go, how the f*** do you not hit a volley?

“It is impossible to lose that point, therefore the match, if you run forward and just hit it out of the air. I just couldn’t believe it. So I went back and paused it in the moment that the ball was almost over the net, and Carlos was outside the doubles alley at this point.”

I’m still not over this point! Taylor!!!! Why? Why would u let this ball bounce?????? https://t.co/3xiXATRMpm

— Rennae Stubbs ♈️ (@rennaestubbs) November 10, 2026

If Fritz beat Alcaraz in Paris, he would have leapfrogged Rafael Jodar in the ATP Finals Race. In the end, he fell just short in three gruelling sets, with the Spaniard qualifying in the final spot for the season-ending tournament in Turin.

Fritz reached the US Open final in 2024 and has a career-high ranking of four. But he still seems a way off from winning a major. And until he changes his net game, Stubbs thinks he will remain slamless.

She continued, “I have said it for years and years and years: the reason why Taylor Fritz will not win a major, unless Carlos [Alcaraz] and [Jannik] Sinner are out of the draw, if he does not improve his net game.

“And the amount of times Carlos Alcaraz came up with an incredible volley on incredible points was endless compared to Taylor Fritz. Taylor, fix your net game, and you can win a major. It’s upsetting.”

Alcaraz missed the French Open and Wimbledon due to a wrist injury, while Sinner fell early in Paris and sat out the US Open because of a knee issue.

This was a window of opportunity for many players. While Fritz didn’t step up, Alexander Zverev did, as he won in Paris and New York to become a two-time Grand Slam champion.

Fritz’s chances of winning a major are shrinking with age but he may yet have another big shot to achieve that goal. If he can improve his transition game and net play, that could be a possibility.