Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Terra Wortmann Open for the 15th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on HERISTO-ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.88
Taylor Fritz -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Taylor Fritz
This will be the 15th time that Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 9-5 for Fritz (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on grass.
The last time that they played, Fritz won 6-3 7-6(4) in the R in Laver cup back in 2025.
Alexander Zverev
38 - 9win/loss
2
2
LWWWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58-15 | 26-8 | 20-4 | 3-1 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 57-25 | 24-9 | 18-7 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Vit Kopriva 6-3 4-6 6-2, Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 7-6(4) and Raphael Collignon 7-6(10) 7-6(2).
In the quarter, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Collignon (7-610 7-62). During the match, Zverev scored 91 points vs Collignon’s 80. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev fired 14 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Alexander Zverev was extremely efficient on serve to win 82% (50/61) of his 1st serve and 79% (15/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
ATP Halle - Alexander Zverev's projected path
Zverev has a superlative match record in the last 10 years having won 73% of his matches (496-184). 3-0 on grass in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Zverev has an aggregate 37-17 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title at the French Open where he beat Flavio Cobolli in the final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Zverev has a composed 38-9 win-loss record in 2026, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Halle
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2016 and 2017. See his history.
Taylor Fritz
18 - 11win/loss
12
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LLLWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-18 | 18-11 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 11-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-23 | 31-12 | 3-4 | 6-5 | 13-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-23 | 23-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9, Taylor reached the semifinal after beating Zizou Bergs 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4, Fabian Marozsan 6-2 6-4 and Ben Shelton 6-7(5) 7-6(8) 7-6(3).
In the quarter against Shelton, Taylor recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-68 7-63). During the match Fritz scored 126 points vs Shelton’s 117. Taylor was quite aggressive to blast 74 winners.
About the serving games, Fritz overpowered his opponent with 24 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Taylor Fritz was extremely effective on serve to win 80% (74/93) of his 1st serve and 63% (17/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taylor has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
ATP Halle - Taylor Fritz's projected path
Fritz’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Dallas and Stuttgart.
Taylor has a composed 18-11 win-loss record in 2026, 6-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Halle
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2016 and 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 92 |
| Pts | 254-211 | 297-261 |
| Total Points | 465 | 558 |
| Winners | 135 | 150 |
| %Winners | 53% | 51% |
Both Zverev and Fritz played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev dropped 1 set, while Taylor Fritz surrendered 2 sets. Zverev has played 1 set(s) less than Fritz (7 vs 8). Therefore, Zverev played 17 games less than Fritz. Zverev scored 135 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Taylor managed to score 150 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 39 | 56 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 18.7 |
| 1st in | 159/215 | 183/262 |
| %1st in | 74% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 135/159 | 150/183 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 37/56 | 47/79 |
| %2nd pts | 66% | 59% |
Zverev recorded 39 aces (13 per match). Fritz managed to score 56 aces (18.7 per match). Zverev won 85% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 66% of the points. On the other side, Fritz won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/18 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 22% | 46% |
| Conceded | 3 | 12 |
| Saved | 2 | 9 |
| % Saved | 67% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Alexander broke his opponents 4 times with a 22% conversion rate. Alexander dropped his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Fritz broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. Taylor conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||||
| R1 Kopriva |
R2 Hanfmann |
1/4 Collignon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | 6-3 7-64 | 7-610 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 26 | 75 | |
| pts | 100-79 | 63-52 | 91-80 | 254-211 | |
| Total points | 179 | 115 | 171 | 465 | |
| Winners | 44 | 41 | 50 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 65% | 55% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 9 | 14 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 54/76 | 44/59 | 61/80 | 159/215 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 75% | 76% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 44/54 | 41/44 | 50/61 | 135/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 93% | 82% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 9/15 | 15/19 | 37/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 60% | 79% | 66% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Converted | 3/14 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 4/18 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 50% | 0% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fritz | |||||
| R1 Bergs |
R2 Marozsan |
1/4 Shelton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 5-7 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-75 7-68 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 18 | 39 | 92 | |
| pts | 106-100 | 65-44 | 126-117 | 297-261 | |
| Total points | 206 | 109 | 243 | 558 | |
| Winners | 46 | 30 | 74 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 59% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 16 | 24 | 56 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 58/96 | 32/46 | 93/120 | 183/262 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 70% | 78% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 46/58 | 30/32 | 74/93 | 150/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 94% | 80% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/38 | 6/14 | 17/27 | 47/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 43% | 63% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 0% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 100% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Halle
- Taylor FritzFritz – Ben SheltonShelton (6-75 7-68 7-63) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-4 6-76 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Raphael CollignonCollignon (7-610 7-62) – See score progression
- Theo Arribage/Albano OlivettiArribage/Albano Olivetti – Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Robert Galloway/John PeersGalloway/John Peers – Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Flavio Cobolli/Ben SheltonCobolli/Ben Shelton – Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Raphael CollignonCollignon (7-6(10) 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Ben SheltonShelton (6-7(5) 7-6(8) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-4 6-7(6) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (5-9) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-3) – H2H and prediction
