Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz will square off in the semifinal of the United Cup for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:00 am on Ken Rosewall Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.71
Hubert Hurkacz -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Fritz vs. Hubert Hurkacz
This will be the 3rd time that Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Hurkacz won 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in Montreal back in 2019.
Taylor Fritz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-7 | 11-5 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-24 | 35-11 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-21 | 24-8 | 5-3 | 9-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-22 | 20-13 | 4-5 | 8-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-16 | 11-9 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9, Taylor got to the semifinal after defeating Jiri Lehecka 6-3 6-4 and Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-4.
Fritz has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (300-194). 2-1 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fritz has an overall 180-101 record in the last years on hard.
The American has a compiled 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Australia
Taylor has never competed in this tournament before.
Hubert Hurkacz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-9 | 11-6 | 6-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-21 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-23 | 22-9 | 1-4 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, Hurkacz reached the semifinal after beating Alexander Bublik 7-68 4-6 6-3 and Stan Wawrinka 7-65 6-4.
The Pole has a compiled 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Australia
Hurkacz has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fritz | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 55 |
| Pts | 125-96 | 171-156 |
| Total Points | 221 | 327 |
| Winners | 58 | 77 |
| %Winners | 46% | 45% |
Both Fritz and Hurkacz played 2 matches. At the moment, Hubert Hurkacz conceded 1 set while Taylor Fritz hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Fritz has played 1 set(s) less than Hurkacz (4 vs 5). Therefore, Fritz played 19 games less than Hurkacz. Taylor scored 58 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Hurkacz blasted 77 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fritz | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| 1st in | 68/113 | 90/156 |
| %1st in | 60% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 58/68 | 77/90 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 86% |
| 2nd pts | 25/45 | 43/66 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 65% |
Fritz managed to score 13 aces (6.5 per match). Hurkacz struck 29 aces (14.5 per match). Fritz won 85% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Hurkacz won 86% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fritz | Hurkacz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 56% | 43% |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Fritz broke his opponents 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Fritz pretty solid on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 3 break points. The Pole broke his opponents 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Pole conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fritz | |||||
| Round Robin Zverev |
Round Robin Lehecka |
1/4 Norrie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 32 | 68 | |
| pts | 63-42 | 62-54 | – | 125-96 | |
| Total points | 105 | 116 | 0 | 221 | |
| Winners | 26 | 32 | 58 | ||
| %Winners | 41% | 52% | 0% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1st in | 27/45 | 41/68 | / | 68/113 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 0% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/27 | 32/41 | / | 58/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 96% | 78% | 0% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 14/27 | / | 25/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 52% | 0% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/3 | / | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 0% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/ | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | – | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hurkacz | |||||
| Round Robin Wawrinka |
Round Robin Bublik |
1/4 Berrettini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 7-68 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 32 | 28 | 83 | |
| pts | 68-61 | 103-95 | – | 171-156 | |
| Total points | 129 | 198 | 0 | 327 | |
| Winners | 25 | 52 | 77 | ||
| %Winners | 37% | 50% | 0% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 18 | 0 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 32/62 | 58/94 | / | 90/156 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 62% | 0% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 52/58 | / | 77/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 90% | 0% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/30 | 20/36 | / | 43/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 56% | 0% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Converted | 2/3 | 1/4 | / | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 25% | 0% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/4 | 0/ | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | – | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Head 2 Head
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