Taylor Fritz vs. Alexander Zverev: Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Tuesday, in the quarterfinals of the US Open, Taylor Fritz will face Alexander Zverev. With a victory, Fritz would become the first player in his career to reach a Grand Slam semi-final.

This weekend, in the fourth round, both players recovered from early deficits to win. The 26-year-old American beat Casper Ruud 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-2, while the 2020 tournament finalist beat Brandon Nakashima 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2.

Preview of the upcoming match

Alexander Zverev vs Taylor Fritz: preview, form, and head-to-head

After firing 56 wins on Sunday to get to this point in the singles event, Fritz is in a position to make it to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

For the third year in a row, Fritz can guarantee that an American advances to the men's semi-finals; the last two were Frances Tiafoe (2022) and Ben Shelton (2023), and he becomes the first American since Andre Agassi (2003) to do so.

Fritz served 24 aces and allowed just four to the Norwegian in their round of 16 match. The Norwegian was almost unbeatable.

He has reached the quarterfinals thanks in large part to such quality and his strong groundstrokes; the 26-year-old has caused his opponents to commit several unforced mistakes throughout the tournament.

Fritz is undefeated in four singles matches played in the US Open this year, with the sole set loss coming in the second round against Matteo Berrettini. He has only been forced to a tiebreaker once, which he won.

A guy who looked up to five-time US Open winner Pete Sampras as a child lost a one-set lead against Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals of the last Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon.

For the second time in as many matches at this event, Alexander Zverev got off to a sluggish start on Sunday, dropping the first set before the German rallied to win.

His previous loss at this stage, against Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets a year ago, means he is making his fourth consecutive trip to the quarterfinals in the men's singles bracket at Flushing Meadows.

After suffering a setback on Saturday, Zverev bounced back on Sunday with a dominant return game, converting six break chances while allowing just one.

On hard courts, Zverev has been making his opponents' lives hell this year, winning 90% of his service games. It's no picnic for him.

After reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam competition 12 times, the 12-time winner maintained his impressive service game on Sunday, earning 88% of his first serve points.

By 2024, Zverev had won two Grand Slam matches against Americans—Alex Michelsen at the Australian Open and Marcos Giron at Wimbledon—but he had lost to Fritz in the quarterfinals at the All England Club.

Head to head

Citi Open (2016) - Second round- Zverev wins 6-4 6-2

Wimbledon (2018) - Second round- Zverev wins 6-4 5-7 6-7 (7-0) 6-1 6-2

Swiss Indoors (2019) - Second round- Fritz wins 7-6 (9-7) 6-4

Wimbledon (2021) - Third round- Zverev wins 6-7 (7-3) 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-4)

BNP Paribas Open (2021) - Quarterfinals- Fritz wins 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-3)

ATP Cup (2022) - Round robin- Zverev wins 6-4 6-4

United Cup (2023) - Round robin - Fritz wins 6-1 6-4

Italian Open (2024) - Quarterfinals - Zverev wins 6-4 6-3

Wimbledon (2024) - Fourth round - Fritz wins 4-6 6-7 (7-4) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6- 3.

Zverev, who won gold at the 2020 Olympics, saved five break chances and hit nine double faults in their 2018 Grand Slam match at Wimbledon.

At their second meeting, which took place at the All England Club almost three years later, the German was just too dominant, winning with a perfect 19-ace match.

Fritz improved his service game in the same event as Zverev; he did not commit a single double fault and won 69% of second-serve points, compared to 47% for Zverev.

Our Predictions

Fritz will win in five sets on Sky247.ng.

Fritz will have a tiny advantage over the home fans, but both players have overcome adversity and have their service games going.

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