Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will fight against each other in the semifinal of the U.S. Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. 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 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.44
Frances Tiafoe -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Fritz vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 8th time that Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Acapulco back in 2023.
Highlights Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe – Acapulco 02-March-2023
Taylor Fritz
43 - 16win/loss
4
4
WLWWLWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53-23 | 22-10 | 15-7 | 6-4 | 10-2 | 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. 12, Fritz got to the semifinal after defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 7-5 6-1 6-2, Matteo Berrettini 6-3 7-6(1) 6-1, Francisco Comesana 6-3 6-4 6-2, Casper Ruud 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 and Alexander Zverev 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 7-6(3).
In the quarter, The American defeated Zverev (7-62 3-6 6-4 7-63). During the match, Fritz scored 139 points vs Zverev’s 134. Fritz was extremely aggressive to blast 66 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fritz fired 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Taylor Fritz was quite efficient on serve to win 81% (66/81) of his 1st serve and 53% (25/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Fritz broke Zverev twice after converting 15% of his break points (2/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Fritz has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (378-223). 17-7 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Fritz has an overall 222-113 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Delray Beach where he beat Tommy Paul in the final 6-2 6-3 and in Eastbourne where he beat Max Purcell in the final 6-4 6-3.
The American has a composed 43-16 win-loss record in 2024, 17-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Frances Tiafoe
29 - 20win/loss
18
10
LLWLWLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-27 | 21-13 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-21 | 21-10 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-25 | 19-11 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 7-9 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20, the American reached the semifinal after beating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5, Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret., Ben Shelton 4-6 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3, Alexei Popyrin 6-4 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 4-1 ret..
In the quarter against Dimitrov, the American had a free pass after Dimitrov retired on a 6-3 6-75 6-3 4-1 . scoreline.
Francis’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Houston and Cincinnati.
The American has an aggregate 29-20 win-loss record in 2024, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fritz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 17 | 22 |
| Tot Games | 164 | 189 |
| Pts | 543-431 | 638-553 |
| Total Points | 974 | 1191 |
| Winners | 227 | 243 |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% |
Both Fritz and Tiafoe played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Taylor Fritz lost 2 sets, while Frances Tiafoe conceded 5 sets. Fritz has played 5 set(s) less than Tiafoe (17 vs 22). Therefore, Fritz played 25 games less than Tiafoe. Fritz scored 227 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The American fired 243 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fritz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 59 | 45 |
| Avg per match | 11.8 | 9 |
| 1st in | 273/459 | 322/578 |
| %1st in | 59% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 227/273 | 243/322 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 113/186 | 152/256 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 59% |
Fritz bagged 59 aces (11.8 per match). Tiafoe blasted 45 aces (9 per match). Fritz won 83% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 75% of the points behind 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 | Fritz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 23 |
| Converted | 20/48 | 23/65 |
| % Converted | 42% | 35% |
| Conceded | 17 | 33 |
| Saved | 12 | 23 |
| % Saved | 71% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 10 |
The American broke his opponents 20 times with a 42% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 23 times with a 35% conversion rate. Tiafoe conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fritz | |||||||
| R1 Ugo |
R2 Berrettini |
R3 Comesana |
R4 Ruud |
1/4 Zverev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 7-61 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 | 7-62 3-6 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 164 | |
| pts | 93-62 | 101-61 | 96-71 | 114-103 | 139-134 | 543-431 | |
| Total points | 155 | 162 | 167 | 217 | 273 | 974 | |
| Winners | 33 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 227 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 36% | 41% | 46% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 59 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 41/76 | 40/71 | 48/80 | 63/104 | 81/128 | 273/459 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 56% | 60% | 61% | 63% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 36/40 | 39/48 | 53/63 | 66/81 | 227/273 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 90% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/35 | 27/31 | 19/32 | 22/41 | 25/47 | 113/186 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 87% | 59% | 54% | 53% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 3/6 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 2/13 | 20/48 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 15% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 100% | 83% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tiafoe | |||||||
| R1 Kovacevic |
R2 Shevchenko |
R3 Shelton |
R4 Popyrin |
1/4 Dimitrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret. | 4-6 7-5 6-75 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 7-63 2-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-75 6-3 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Tot Games | 41 | 18 | 54 | 40 | 36 | 189 | |
| pts | 144-122 | 71-49 | 173-158 | 120-117 | 130-107 | 638-553 | |
| Total points | 266 | 120 | 331 | 237 | 237 | 1191 | |
| Winners | 61 | 27 | 69 | 47 | 39 | 243 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 40% | 39% | 30% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 18 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 45 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 76/131 | 41/64 | 91/159 | 61/117 | 53/107 | 322/578 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 57% | 52% | 50% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 61/76 | 27/41 | 69/91 | 47/61 | 39/53 | 243/322 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 66% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 29/55 | 14/23 | 41/68 | 32/56 | 36/54 | 152/256 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 61% | 60% | 57% | 67% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 5/11 | 5/21 | 3/5 | 6/14 | 23/65 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 45% | 24% | 60% | 43% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 4/5 | 4/7 | 6/9 | 3/4 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 80% | 57% | 67% | 75% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLWLLW Tennis Scores – U.S. Open
- Jack DraperDraper – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-2 1-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Neal Skupski/Michael VenusSkupski/Michael Venus (7-61 6-1) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-3 6-75 6-3 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz – Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni (6-711 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-62 3-6 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic (6-1 6-75 6-4) – See score progression
- Max Purcell/Jordan ThompsonPurcell/Jordan Thompson – Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Jack DraperDraper (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-1) – H2H and prediction
