All tennis fans can look forward to the American final in Tokyo, which comes as little surprise as the third and fourth seeds will play. Frances Tiafoe recently broke through to the semi-finals of the US Open and brought a miraculous victory for the World Team at the Laver Cup. He will play against Taylor Fritz who has won both finals this season. The game will start on October 9 at 10:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Fritz – 1.94.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22.5 – 1.73.
Fritz leads 4-1 in head-to-head encounters with Tiafoe. Taylor has beaten his opponent twice this season. He outplayed him at the Australian Open, and also defeated him at the tournament in Montreal.
The last face-off between the two men on the Montreal court this season ended in three sets. There is a good chance that this match will be played in three sets. Both Fritz and Tiafoe are at their best in Tokyo, so there’s a good chance of a long fight in their next clash.
Tiafoe reached his second ATP final of the season. In the spring, he lost to Sebastian Baes (3-6, 2-6) in a decisive match in Estoril.
On Saturday, Frances defeated Kwon Soon-woo (6-2, 0-6, 6-4). The game turned out to be an unusual one.
The American took the first set easily, but the second set was a real disaster as the South Korean won with a score of 6-0.
However, at the decisive moment, Tiafoe pulled himself together and overpowered Kwon. He continued to make mistakes in the third set, but this time his opponent was not at his best either.
Before this, Tiafoe had not given up a single set in three matches. In the quarter-finals, he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (6-0, 6-4).
Tiafoe has won at least a set in 18 of his last 19 matches.
Fritz, meanwhile, reached his third final of the year, making his top-10 debut next week.
Taylor defeated Denis Shapovalov (6-3, 6-7, 6-3) in the semi-finals. The match was, as expected, tense, but the Canadian still didn’t play as well as in the previous rounds.
Fritz did benefit from an extra day off. He was scheduled to play against Nick Kyrgios on Friday, but the Australian had to withdraw due to a knee injury.
Fritz looked considerably fresher in the third set. Shapovalov was visibly tired. For the Canadian, it was his eighth match in ten days.
Fritz has won four of his last five matches against his compatriots.
In Tiafoe’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.37.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Tiafoe’s Rating – 19
Frances Tiafoe Wins/Losses in 2022 – 32/20
Fritz’s Rating – 11
Taylor Fritz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 40/17
Taylor Fritz leads with a score of 4-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Canadian Open in August. In that match, Fritz defeated Tiafoe in three sets.
The match will be played at Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan.
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