Taylor Harry Fritz and Benoit Paire will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Open Parc for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2.30 pm on Center Court.
Taylor Harry Fritz
Ranked no. 46, the American reached the semifinal after beating Jiri Vesely 7-5 7-63, Richard Gasquet (w/o) and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-76 6-3 6-4.
Harry Fritz’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Newport Beach Challenger.
The American has a 20-12 win-loss record in 2019, 11-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Lyon
Taylor lost in the quarter 7-5 6-1 to Dusan Lajovic.
Benoit Paire
Ranked no. 51, the French reached the semifinal after beating Mackenzie Mcdonald 3-6 7-65 6-1, Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3 and Denis Shapovalov 6-3 4-6 7-64.
His best result of the season was succeeding in winning the title in Marrakech where he defeated Pablo Andujar in the final 6-2 6-3.
The French has a 22-16 win-loss record in 2019, 16-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Lyon
The French didn’t play in Lyon in 2018.
Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Benoit Paire
This will be the 3rd time that Taylor Harry Fritz and Benoit Paire square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Harry Fritz and Paire (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Paire won 6-74 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Stuttgart back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Harry Fritz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Harry Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Harry Fritz -> 1.66
Benoit Paire -> 2.20
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