Taylor Fritz topples Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Acapulco on Thursday in what was an all-American match. Fritz will play Tommy Paul in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. His best result in this event was reaching the final in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.
Taylor added to his prize money $ 52,830 after winning this match. He has already won $ 108,000 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, Fritz will add $ 94,640 to his earnings to get in total $ 202,640.
Highlights Taylor Fritz vs. Frances Tiafoe Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Taylor scored 68 points vs. Tiafoe’s 55.
Fritz
Taylor served pretty well to win 75% of the points (24/32) behind his first serve, and he won 66% points (21/32) on his second serve. Fritz was effective at converting 67% of the break points that he procured (2/3).
Tiafoe
On the other side, Frances wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Fritz and Tiafoe is 6-1 for Taylor.
Draw and next match H2H: Taylor Fritz vs. Tommy Paul – stats
Fritz will play Paul in the semifinal.
This will be the 7th time that Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul play each other. The head to head is 3-3 for Fritz and Paul (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Paul won 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Spain F13 back in 1970.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Fritz grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).
Fritz was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-1 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). On the other side, Tiafoe wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).
They contested 63 points. Fritz won 13 points more than Tiafoe (38-25). Taylor conceded 8 points on serve (22-8). In addition, on the other side, Tiafoe conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).
Fritz started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Frances Tiafoe in the 2nd game (2-0). Fritz extended his lead after breaking Frances before winning the set (6-4).
Taylor wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Tiafoe was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 60 points. This set was so close that, Fritz won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Taylor conceded 11 points on serve (23-11). In addition, on the other side, Tiafoe conceded 7 points on serve (19-7).
Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Tommy PaulPaul – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-2 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-0 1-0 ret.) – Stats and score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Taro DanielDaniel (6-2 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Tommy PaulPaul – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (2-0) – H2H details and stats