FRENCH OPEN STATS. Fritz beats Machac in the 1st round of the French Open

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Fritz wins against Machac to come up against Radu Albot in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Tomas Machac

Taylor Harry Fritz ousts Tomas Machac 7-5 7-62 1-6 2-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday. Fritz will engage against Radu Albot in the 2nd round.

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Machac started the set in the best possible way after breaking Fritz in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Taylor managed to stage a good comeback to break Tomas 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Taylor converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40), the 5th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40). On the other side, Machac was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40).

They contested 64 points. The American won 6 points more than the Czech (35-29). Fritz dropped 12 points on serve (18-12). on the other side of the court, Tomas conceded 17 points on serve (17-17).

Fritz took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Machac in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for Fritz to win the set because the Czech succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (3-4) game. The American maintained his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 2.

Taylor missed the chance to break the Czech in the 10th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

Taylor won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (5-1), 7th (6-1) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the Czech won a minibreak in the 8th (2-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-c

The American converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Machac converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 40-A).

They played 94 points. This set was so close that, The American won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Fritz lost 19 points on serve (31-19). In addition, on the other side, the Czech conceded 16 points on serve (28-16).

Fritz started the set in the best possible way after breaking Machac in the 1st game (1-0). However, the Czech found the way to come back to break the American 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Fritz was completely wiped out in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Tomas converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Fritz converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

They contested 46 points. The Czech was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Taylor (29-17). Machac surrendered 12 points on serve (17-12). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).

Machac in this set played at a much higher level than Fritz and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Machac converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Taylor was unable to convert any of his 7 break points. He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 75 points. Machac conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Fritz (41-34). The Czech dropped 22 points on serve (31-22). In addition, on the other side, Taylor conceded 10 points on serve (12-10).

Fritz started the set in the best possible way after breaking Machac in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for Fritz to win the set because Machac succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (1-4) game.

A defining moment of this set was when Taylor won 4 consecutive games in the 5th set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Tomas was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (0-4 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The American conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Tomas (36-27). The American lost 11 points on serve (19-11). On the other side, the Czech conceded 17 points on serve (16-17).

Taylor will add to his prize money € 24,000 after managing to win this match. He has won already € 84,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Fritz will add € 42,000 to his earnings to get in total € 126,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

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Fritz won this match even if he conquered less points than the Czech (171 vs. 173).

Taylor struck 14 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Taylor won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 26% (7/27) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Czech was effective at converting 64% of the break points that he procured points (9/14). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Fritz and Machac is 1-0 for Taylor.

Draw and next match H2H: Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Radu Albot – stats

Fritz will compete against Albot in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Radu Albot clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

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