Cameron Norrie and Taylor Harry Fritz will face off in the semifinal of the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:30 pm on GRANDSTAND CALIENTE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cameron Norrie who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cameron Norrie is the pick to win this match.
Cameron Norrie -> 1.76
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Cameron Norrie vs. Taylor Harry Fritz
This will be the 7th time that Cameron Norrie and Taylor Harry Fritz face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Fritz won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 3rd round in Miami back in March 2021.
Highlights Taylor Harry Fritz vs Cameron Norrie – Miami 28-March-2021
Cameron Norrie
Ranked no. 30 (career-high), the Brit reached the semifinal after beating Elias Ymer 7-64 6-3 and Ernesto Escobedo 6-1 6-1.
In the quarter, Norrie had a good straight sets win against Escobedo (6-1 6-1). During the match, Norrie scored 64 points vs Escobedo’s 37. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Norrie struck 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Cameron Norrie was exceptionally effective on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 56% (9/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Norrie broke Escobedo 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Norrie started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Norrie has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (245-147). 11-5 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Norrie has an overall161-71 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Cameron’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Estoril, Lyon and London.
Cameron has a composed 37-14 win-loss record in 2021, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Los Cabos
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See his history.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 37, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Illya Marchenko 6-1 6-79 7-5 and Steve Johnson 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Fritz had a good straight sets win against Johnson (6-4 6-4). During the match Fritz scored 72 points vs Johnson’s 65. Taylor was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Fritz blasted 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taylor Harry Fritz was extremely effective on serve to win 80% (28/35) of his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Taylor broke Johnson twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taylor started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Doha and Cagliari.
Fritz has a compiled 17-11 win-loss record in 2021, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Norrie | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 52 |
| Pts | 135-106 | 187-158 |
| Total Points | 241 | 345 |
| Winners | 60 | 71 |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% |
Both Norrie and Fritz played 2 matches. At the moment, Taylor Harry Fritz conceded 1 set while Cameron Norrie hasn’t dropped a set so far. Norrie has played 1 set(s) less than Fritz (4 vs 5). Therefore, Norrie played 16 games less than Fritz. The Brit scored 60 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The American struck 71 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Norrie | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 13 |
| 1st in | 78/123 | 86/159 |
| %1st in | 63% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 60/78 | 71/86 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 43/73 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 59% |
Norrie blasted 10 aces (5 per match). Fritz fired 26 aces (13 per match). Norrie won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Fritz won 83% 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 | Norrie | Fritz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/16 | 7/22 |
| % Converted | 44% | 32% |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 7 |
| % Saved | 80% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Brit broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Brit dropped his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 32% conversion rate. Fritz conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Norrie | ||||
| R2 Ymer |
1/4 Escobedo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 14 | 36 | |
| pts | 71-69 | 64-37 | 135-106 | |
| Total points | 140 | 101 | 241 | |
| Winners | 39 | 21 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 33% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 53/82 | 25/41 | 78/123 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 61% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 39/53 | 21/25 | 60/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 84% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 9/16 | 23/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 56% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 5/14 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fritz | ||||
| R2 Marchenko |
1/4 Johnson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-79 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 52 | |
| pts | 115-93 | 72-65 | 187-158 | |
| Total points | 208 | 137 | 345 | |
| Winners | 43 | 28 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 51/92 | 35/67 | 86/159 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 52% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 43/51 | 28/35 | 71/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 80% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/41 | 18/32 | 43/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 56% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 2/9 | 7/22 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 22% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 4/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Los Cabos
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Alex BoltBolt (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 4-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Alex BoltBolt (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – John IsnerIsner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
