Rafael Nadal and Taylor Harry Fritz will square off in the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 2 sets.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.083
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 8.00
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Taylor Harry Fritz
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Taylor Harry Fritz since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, the Spaniard reached the final after defeating Pablo Andujar 6-3 6-2, Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2 7-5, Soon-Woo Kwon 6-2 6-1 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-2
.In the semifinal, Nadal had a good straight sets win against Dimitrov (6-3 6-2). During the match Nadal scored 62 points vs Dimitrov’s 49. Nadal was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Nadal blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Rafael Nadal lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Nadal put 63% of his first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (9/24) on the 2nd serve. Rafael broke Dimitrov 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nadal hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Nadal has a a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 81% of his matches (1172-282). 12-3 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Nadal has a 527-103 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Nadal’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in in ATP Cup.
The Spaniard has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2020, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Nadal didn’t play in Acapulco in 2019.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 35, Fritz got to the final after defeating John Millman 7-5 3-6 6-1, Ugo Humbert 6-4 6-1, Kyle Edmund 6-4 6-3 and John Isner 2-6 7-5 6-3.
In the semifinal against Isner, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-3). During the match Fritz scored 85 points vs Isner’s 79. Taylor was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Fritz blasted 15 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Taylor Harry Fritz lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Fritz put 61% of his first serves in, winning 80% (41/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Isner 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Fritz has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (525-312). 8-6 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fritz has a 211-134 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Acapulco.
The American has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2020, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Fritz didn’t compete in Acapulco in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nadal | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 93 |
| Pts | 250-177 | 323-270 |
| Total Points | 427 | 593 |
| Winners | 99 | 134 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Nadal and Fritz played 4 matches. At the moment, Taylor Harry Fritz dropped 2 sets while Rafael Nadal hasn’t lost a set so far. Nadal has played 2 sets less than Fritz (8 vs 10). Therefore, Nadal played 24 games less than Fritz. Rafael scored 99 winners (40% on total points). On the other side, Taylor blasted 134 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nadal | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 41 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 10.3 |
| 1st in | 134/230 | 172/286 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 99/134 | 134/172 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 48/96 | 57/114 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 50% |
Nadal blasted 16 aces (4 per match). Fritz blasted 41 aces (10.3 per match). Nadal won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Fritz won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nadal | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 15 |
| Converted | 19/28 | 15/47 |
| % Converted | 68% | 32% |
| Conceded | 21 | 20 |
| Saved | 15 | 12 |
| % Saved | 71% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Rafael broke his opponents 19 times with 68% conversion rate. Nadal conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 15 times with 32% conversion rate. Fritz conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nadal | ||||||
| R1 Andujar | R2 Kecmanovic | 1/4 Kwon | 1/2 Dimitrov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 69 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 64-47 | 64-40 | 62-49 | 250-177 | |
| Total points | 101 | 111 | 104 | 111 | 427 | |
| Winners | 21 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% | 38% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 29/49 | 32/59 | 32/57 | 41/65 | 134/230 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 54% | 56% | 63% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 26/32 | 24/32 | 28/41 | 99/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 81% | 75% | 68% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 12/27 | 16/25 | 9/24 | 48/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 44% | 64% | 38% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 19/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 67% | 83% | 68% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/3 | 8/8 | 4/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 100% | 67% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | |
| Fritz | ||||||
| R1 Millman | R2 Humbert | 1/4 Edmund | 1/2 Isner | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 3-6 6-1 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | 2-6 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 93 | |
| pts | 99-82 | 67-46 | 72-63 | 85-79 | 323-270 | |
| Total points | 181 | 113 | 135 | 164 | 593 | |
| Winners | 37 | 27 | 29 | 41 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 40% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 41 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 48/77 | 34/56 | 39/70 | 51/83 | 172/286 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 61% | 56% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 27/34 | 29/39 | 41/51 | 134/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 74% | 80% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/29 | 11/22 | 11/31 | 14/32 | 57/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 50% | 35% | 44% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/18 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 3/5 | 15/47 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 33% | 42% | 60% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 0% | 67% | 63% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 100 | |
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