Taylor Harry Fritz and Reilly Opelka will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6 pm on 1573 Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Harry Fritz who should win in 5 sets.
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 1.73
Reilly Opelka -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 7th time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Reilly Opelka face off. The head to head is 5-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Fritz won 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 1st round in Antwerp back in 2020.
Highlights Taylor Harry Fritz vs Reilly Opelka – Antwerp 21-October-2020
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 31, Fritz reached the 1st round after defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-66 3-6 6-2 7-66.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Ramos-Vinolas (7-66 3-6 6-2 7-66). During the match Fritz scored 146 points vs Ramos-Vinolas’s 139. Fritz was very aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fritz struck 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Taylor Harry Fritz was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (59/81) of his 1st serve and 52% (32/62) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Taylor broke Ramos-Vinolas 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Fritz has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (245-157). 2-1 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fritz has a 147-82 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Taylor has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The American lost in the 3rd round to Dominic Thiem.
Reilly Opelka
Ranked no. 38, Reilly got to the 1st round after defeating Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3 7-62 6-3.
In the 1st round, Reilly had a good straight sets win against Lu (6-3 7-62 6-3). During the match Opelka scored 101 points vs Lu’s 75. Reilly was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Opelka struck 18 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Reilly Opelka was quite effective on serve to win 85% (45/53) of his 1st serve and 68% (21/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Opelka broke Lu 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
The American has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Reilly lost in the 1st round to Fabio Fognini.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fritz | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 43 | 31 |
| Pts | 146-139 | 101-75 |
| Total Points | 285 | 176 |
| Winners | 59 | 45 |
| %Winners | 40% | 45% |
Both Fritz and Opelka played 1 match. At the moment, Taylor Harry Fritz conceded 1 set while Reilly Opelka hasn’t conceded a set so far. Fritz has played 1 set more than Opelka (4 vs 3). Therefore, Fritz played 12 games more than Opelka. The American scored 59 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Reilly scored 45 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fritz | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 18 |
| 1st in | 81/143 | 53/84 |
| %1st in | 57% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 59/81 | 45/53 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 32/62 | 21/31 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 68% |
Fritz fired 11 aces . Opelka fired 18 aces . Fritz won 73% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Opelka won 85% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fritz | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 40% | 38% |
| Conceded | 14 | 2 |
| Saved | 11 | 1 |
| % Saved | 79% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
The American broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Fritz surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Opelka broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fritz | |||
| R1 Ramos-Vinolas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 3-6 6-2 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 43 | 43 | |
| pts | 146-139 | 146-139 | |
| Total points | 285 | 285 | |
| Winners | 59 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 81/143 | 81/143 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 59/81 | 59/81 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 32/62 | 32/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 11/14 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 79% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Opelka | |||
| R1 Lu | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-62 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 101-75 | 101-75 | |
| Total points | 176 | 176 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 18 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/84 | 53/84 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 45/53 | 45/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/31 | 21/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Andrej MartinMartin (7-66 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Guido PellaPella (6-3 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-62 7-65 6-1) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Marc PolmansPolmans (4-6 6-3 6-1 6-73 6-3) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Yuichi SugitaSugita (3-6 6-1 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Pedro SousaSousa (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (4-6 6-3 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-4 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (7-62 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (7-65 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Aljaz BedeneBedene (6-4 7-5 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-74 3-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-2 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Gael MonfilsMonfils (3-6 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Maxime CressyCressy – Taro DanielDaniel (7-61 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gianluca MagerMager (6-3 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex BoltBolt – Norbert GombosGombos (6-2 6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Yen-Hsun LuLu (6-3 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-3 6-4 6-73 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Marcos GironGiron (6-78 7-64 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-66 3-6 6-2 7-66) – See score progression
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 2-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Jeremy ChardyChardy (6-3 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Milos RaonicRaonic – Federico CoriaCoria (6-3 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-4 3-6 6-73 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-2 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-73 6-1 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Elias YmerYmer (7-63 6-4 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Hugo DellienDellien (7-5 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Dennis NovakNovak (6-2 6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Kei NishikoriNishikori (7-5 7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Jannik SinnerSinner (3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Sergiy StakhovskyStakhovsky (5-7 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Andrej MartinMartin (7-6(6) 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-6(2) 7-6(5) 6-1) – See score progression
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Guido PellaPella (6-3 7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Robin HaaseHaase (7-6(4) 6-3 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Pablo AndujarAndujar – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Vasek PospisilPospisil (6-2 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-1 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (3-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Sumit NagalNagal (6-2 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Andreas SeppiSeppi (6-4 4-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sam QuerreyQuerrey – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kevin AndersonAnderson – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel EvansEvans – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- David GoffinGoffin – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alex BoltBolt (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Pablo AndujarAndujar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Borna CoricCoric (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Attila BalazsBalazs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Ugo HumbertHumbert (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Li TuTu – Feliciano LopezLopez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laslo DjereDjere – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander BublikBublik – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Richard BerankisBerankis (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Michael MmohMmoh – Viktor TroickiTroicki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-5) – H2H and prediction
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Gilles SimonSimon (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Bernard TomicTomic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Jordan ThompsonThompson (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Milos RaonicRaonic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maxime CressyCressy – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas MachacMachac – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Mikael YmerYmer (0-0) – H2H and prediction