Taylor Fritz and Denis Shapovalov will face off in the 2^nd round of the Dallas Open for the 10^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.36
Denis Shapovalov -> 3.14

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Prediction and head to head Taylor Fritz vs. Denis Shapovalov

This will be the 10^th time that Taylor Fritz and Denis Shapovalov face off. The head to head is 5-4 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they competed against each other, Fritz won 6-4 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Miami back in 2023.

Highlights Taylor Fritz vs Denis Shapovalov – Miami 26-March-2023

Taylor Fritz

Ranked no. 4 (career-high), Taylor reached the 2^nd round after beating Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-2.

In the 1^st round, Taylor had a good straight sets win against Rinderknech (6-4 6-2). During the match, Fritz scored 61 points vs Rinderknech’s 40. Fritz was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about the service games, Fritz managed to score 11 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Taylor Fritz was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 93% (27/29) of his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Rinderknech 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Fritz has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (369-221). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Fritz has a composed 57-42 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Australia where he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4).

Fritz has an overall 7-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Dallas

Denis Shapovalov

Ranked no. 54, Shapovalov reached the 2^nd round after beating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Shapovalov defeated Kecmanovic (6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3). During the match Shapovalov scored 103 points vs Kecmanovic’s 88. Denis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 52 winners.

Talking about serving, Shapovalov submerged his opponent with 20 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Denis Shapovalov lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Shapovalov put 60% of his first serves in, winning 88% (52/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Kecmanovic 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

The Canadian has an overall 3-3 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Fritz	Shapovalov
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	2	3
Tot Games	18	31
Pts	61-40	103-88
Total Points	101	191
Winners	27	52
%Winners	44%	50%

Both Fritz and Shapovalov played 1 match. At the moment, Denis Shapovalov lost 1 set while Taylor Fritz hasn’t lost a set so far. Fritz has played 1 set(s) less than Shapovalov (2 vs 3). Therefore, Fritz played 13 games less than Shapovalov. Taylor scored 27 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Shapovalov blasted 52 winners (50%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Fritz	Shapovalov
Aces	11	20
Avg per match	11	20
1st in	29/43	59/98
%1st in	67%	60%
1st pts	27/29	52/59
%1st pts	93%	88%
2nd pts	9/14	19/39
%2nd pts	64%	49%

Fritz struck 11 aces . Shapovalov bagged 20 aces . Fritz won 93% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Shapovalov won 88% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Fritz	Shapovalov
Won	3	3
Converted	3/9	3/6
% Converted	33%	50%
Conceded	0	5
Saved	0	4
% Saved	0%	80%
Times Broken	0	1

Taylor broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. The American pretty solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. Denis broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Denis conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Fritz
	R1 Rinderknech	Total
Score	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	18	18
pts	61-40	61-40
Total points	101	101
Winners	27	27
%Winners	44%	44%
SERVE
Aces	11	11
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	29/43	29/43
% 1st in	67%	67%
1st pts	27/29	27/29
% 1st pts	93%	93%
2nd pts	9/14	9/14
% 2nd pts	64%	64%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/9	3/9
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	0	0
Saved	0/0	0
Saved %	–	0%
Times Broken	0	0

Shapovalov
	R1 Kecmanovic	Total
Score	6-3 6-75 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	31	31
pts	103-88	103-88
Total points	191	191
Winners	52	52
%Winners	50%	50%
SERVE
Aces	20	20
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	59/98	59/98
% 1st in	60%	60%
1st pts	52/59	52/59
% 1st pts	88%	88%
2nd pts	19/39	19/39
% 2nd pts	49%	49%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/6	3/6
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	5	5
Saved	4/5	4
Saved %	80%	80%
Times Broken	1	1

Tennis Scores in Dallas

• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Tomas MachacMachac – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Michael MmohMmoh – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (7-6³ 6-4) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Jamie Murray/John PeersMurray/John Peers – Mitchell Krueger/Ethan QuinnKrueger/Ethan Quinn (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (6-7⁶ 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Christian Harrison/Evan KingHarrison/Evan King – Joe Salisbury/Neal SkupskiSalisbury/Neal Skupski (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Santiago Gonzalez/Lucas MiedlerGonzalez/Lucas Miedler (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Ben SheltonShelton – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (2-6 7-6¹ 6-1) – See score progression
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Brandon HoltHolt (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Ethan QuinnQuinn – Trevor SvajdaSvajda (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 6-7(5) 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Michael MmohMmoh – Casper RuudRuud (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (4-5) – H2H and prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (3-2) – H2H and prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – Tomas MachacMachac (1-0) – H2H and prediction