Taylor Harry Fritz and Lorenzo Sonego will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Sardegna Open for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Sonego who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Sonego is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Sonego -> 1.85
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Lorenzo Sonego
This will be the 5th time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Lorenzo Sonego clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but Sonego has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Fritz won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1st round in Doha back in March 2021.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 30, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Andrej Martin 6-2 7-64 and Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Taylor had a good straight sets win against Bedene (6-3 6-4). During the match Fritz scored 62 points vs Bedene’s 51. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fritz struck 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Taylor Harry Fritz lost the serve once. Furthermore, Fritz put 53% of his first serves in, winning 86% (25/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Bedene 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fritz started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Fritz has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (254-161). 2-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Fritz has a 41-28 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Doha.
Taylor has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cagliari
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Lorenzo Sonego
Ranked no. 34, the Italian reached the semifinal after beating Gilles Simon 6-4 6-1 and Yannick Hanfmann 3-6 7-66 6-3.
In the quarter against Hanfmann, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-66 6-3).-100) than Hanfmann. In fact, the world no. 30 won 100 points vs Hanfmann’s. That means that Sonego was more focused during the important points. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Sonego scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lorenzo Sonego lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sonego put 67% of his first serves in, winning 63% (44/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. Lorenzo broke Hanfmann 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sonego started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Italian has a 8-7 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fritz | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 48 |
| Pts | 137-116 | 169-151 |
| Total Points | 253 | 320 |
| Winners | 53 | 71 |
| %Winners | 39% | 42% |
Both Fritz and Sonego played 2 matches. At the moment, Lorenzo Sonego dropped 1 set while Taylor Harry Fritz hasn’t lost a set so far. Fritz has played 1 set(s) less than Sonego (4 vs 5). Therefore, Fritz played 8 games less than Sonego. Fritz scored 53 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Lorenzo made 71 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fritz | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 70/130 | 108/163 |
| %1st in | 54% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 53/70 | 71/108 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 28/60 | 30/55 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 55% |
Fritz struck 10 aces (5 per match). Sonego blasted 2 aces (1 per match). Fritz won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Sonego won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fritz | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 57% | 60% |
| Conceded | 9 | 15 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 56% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Fritz broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Sonego broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fritz | ||||
| R2 Martin |
1/4 Bedene |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 40 | |
| pts | 75-65 | 62-51 | 137-116 | |
| Total points | 140 | 113 | 253 | |
| Winners | 28 | 25 | 53 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 41/75 | 29/55 | 70/130 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/41 | 25/29 | 53/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 86% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/34 | 13/26 | 28/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/6 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 0% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Sonego | ||||
| R2 Simon |
1/4 Hanfmann |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 3-6 7-66 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 48 | |
| pts | 69-50 | 100-101 | 169-151 | |
| Total points | 119 | 201 | 320 | |
| Winners | 27 | 44 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/58 | 70/105 | 108/163 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 67% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 27/38 | 44/70 | 71/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 21/35 | 30/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 60% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/5 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 80% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 6/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Cagliari
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (3-6 7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Aljaz BedeneBedene (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-4 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-5 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Laslo DjereDjere – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (1-3) – H2H and prediction
