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Taylor Fritz vs Aleksandar Vukic: ATP Eastbourne – Semifinal
Taylor Fritz will be playing for the third final of the year when he meet Aleksandar Vukic in the ATP Eastbourne semifinal.
Taylor Fritz Profile
The two-time ATP Eastbourne champion, Taylor Fritz is 13th in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 5 in the world. The American is 29-12 for the season and 4-1 on grass.
He is coming off a 7-6, 7-6 quarterfinal win over Juncheng Shang after previously beating Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6, 6-3.
Earlier this season, Fritz won the title in Delray Beach, defeating Tommy Paul in the final, and lost the final match in Munich to Jan-Lennard Struff.
Fritz won the title in Eastbourne twice before in 2019 and 2022.
Aleksandar Vukic Profile
Aleksandar Vukic is 81st in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 48 in the world. The Australian is 17-22 for the season and 7-4 on grass.
Interestingly, Vukic lost the second qualifying match to Yoshihito Nishioka but came into the main draw as a lucky loser. Then he went on to beat Fabian Marozsan, Aleksander Bublik, and Nishioka in the quarterfinal to get here.
This is his second semifinal of the season after reaching the same stage at the Challenger in Phoenix.
This is his second appearance in Eastbourne after losing in the round of 16 last year.
Head-to-Head – Fritz leads 1-0
- Fritz vs Vukic 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 (2023 ATP Atlanta, final)
Prediction and Conclusion
Taylor Fritz has lost his place in the top 10 in the ATP rankings and is looking to get back there. He has had a solid week in Eastbourne, and given the rankings, Aleksandar Kovacevic should not be a serious obstacle on the way to the finals. These two played in the final in Atlanta last year, where Fritz barely escaped with the win. Kovacevic has a solid serve, but there is a huge gap in general, so Fritz will dominate this match and win it in straight sets.
