Die-hard Taylor Fritz survives Hurkacz in the quarter of the Nature Valley International

Fritz survives Hurkacz to face Kyle Edmund in the semifinal

Taylor Harry Fritz in Eastbourne

Taylor Harry Fritz survives Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Eastbourne on Thursday after conquering a huge battle.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Fritz conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

2nd set.

The American conquered the set after breaking his opponent in the 8th (5-3). However, Taylor failed to serve out the match in the 9th (5-4) game. Fritz kept his cool and he finally won the set at the breaker at 5.

Fritz failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

At the end of the match, Taylor scored 87 points vs. Hubert’s 83 points.

Taylor served very well to win 75% of the points (30/40) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (27/49) on his second serve. The American had to work hard in converting his break points because he converted only 22% (2/9).

On the other side, Hubert had to work hard in converting his break points since he converted only 13% of his break points (1/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Fritz and Hurkacz is 1-0 for Taylor.

Fritz’s Interview

Prediction and head to head Taylor Harry Fritz vs. Kyle Edmund

Fritz will square off with Edmund in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Taylor Harry Fritz and Kyle Edmund since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Taylor Harry Fritz in Eastbourne

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