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Alexander Zverev vs Taylor Fritz: ATP Rome – quarterfinal

Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz will take on in the quarterfinals of the ATP Rome.

Alexander Zverev Profile

Alexander Zverev is fifth in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 2 in the world. The German is 25-9 for the season and 7-3 on clay.

The 2017 ATP Rome champion is coming off a 6-2, 7-5 win over Nuno Borges in the round of 16. Previously, he defeated Luca Darderi and Aleksander Vukic, all in two sets.

His best result of the season was the semifinal at the Australian Open, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev even though he was two sets up. Zverev also made it to the semis in Miami and Los Cabos.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is 13th in the ATP rankings, and last season he reached his career high of No. 5 in the world. The American is 22-8 for the season and 10-3 on clay surfaces.

Fritz is coming off a 6-2, 6-7, 6-1 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Sebastian Korda and Fabio Fognini, both in straight sets.

Last week in Madrid, Fritz reached the semifinals, where he lost to Andrey Rublev.

Fritz won the title in Delray Beach this season defeating Tommy Paul in the final and failed short in the final in Munich against Jan-Lennard Struff.

This is his seventh appearance in Rome and the best result so far.

Head-to-Head Zverev leads 4-3

• 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 players have had a solid week in Rome, and this will be the first bigger challenge. They know each other very well since this will be their eighth match against each other, but the first on a clay surface. Fritz has not been playing much on clay before this year, but it is obvious that he has picked up his game on this surface as well. Zverev, on the other side, has been very solid on clay since day one and even won the title in Rome in 2017. The German is still one step ahead of Fritz and will prove that once again, moving on to the semifinals.