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Alexander Zverev vs Taylor Fritz: Wimbledon – Round of 16

Two of the dark horse favorites will face each other in the round of 16 at Wimbledon.

Alexander Zverev Profile

Alexander Zverev is currently fourth in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The German is 40-11 for the season and 6-1 on grass.

Zverev is coming off a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 win over Cameron Norrie. Earlier in the tournament he defeated Marcos Giron and Roberto Carballes Baena, both in straight sets.

In his previous tournament, Zverev reached the semifinals in Halle, where he lost to Herbert Hurakcz.

Earlier this season, Zverev won the title in Rome and lost the finals at the Roland Garros and the semis at the Australian Open, Miami, and Los Cabos.

Zverev made his debut at Wimbleodn in 2015 and has never made it past the third round. Last year, he lost in the third round to Matteo Bertrettini.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is currently 12th in the ATP rankings, and not that long ago, he was No. 5 in the world. The American is 34-12 for the season with an 9-1 record on grass.

Fritz is coming off a 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Alejandro Tabilo. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech and Christopher O’Connell.

Fritz won the title in Eastbourne last week, defeating Max Purcell in the final. That was his second title of the season after winning in Delray Beach. Fritz also made it to the final in Munich but lost to Jan-Lennard Struff.

His best result at Wimbledon was the quarterfinal in 2022.

Head-to-Head Zverev leads 5-3

• Zverev vs Fritz 6-4, 6-3 (2024 ATP Rome, quarterfinal)
• Fritz vs Zverev 6-1, 6-4 (2023 United Cup)
• Zverev vs Fritz 6-4, 6-4 (2022 ATP Cup)
• Fritz vs Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2021 ATP Indian Wells, quarterfinal)
• Zverev vs Fritz 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2021 Wimbledon, third round)
• Fritz vs Zverev 7-6, 6-4 (2019 ATP Basel, first round)
• Zverev vs Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 (2018 Wimbledon, second round)
• Zverev vs Fritz 6-4, 6-2 (2016 ATP Washington, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both Zverev and Fritz are in solid form, and they enjoy playing on the grass at Wimbledon. Fritz is still searching for his first Grand Slam title, and it feels like this may be the tournament where he wins it. He has defeated Fritz twice before at Wimbledon, and even though the American player has improved a lot in recent years, Zverev will be the one to move to the quarterfinals.