Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe – Breakdown and Prediction

September 6, 2024

Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe: US Open – Semifinal

Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will fight for their first-ever Grand Slam final when they meet in the semifinal of the US Open.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is currently 12th in the rankings, and last year he reached his career-high at No. 5 in the world. The American is 43-16 for the season and 17-7 on hard surface.

Fritz is coming off a 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 win over Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. Earlier in the tournament, he went past Casper Ruud, Francisco Comesana, Matteo Berrettini and Camilo Ugo Carbelli.

Fritz won the titles in Eastbourne and Delray Beach earlier this season.

This is his first ever Grand Slam semifinal.

Frances Tiafoe Profile

Frances Tiafoe is currently 20th in the ATP rankings, ten spots lower than his career high. The American is 29-22 for the season and 20-12 on hard surface.

Tiafoe is coming off a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 4-1 win over Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Alexei Popyrin, Ben Shelton, Alexander Shevchenko and Aleksandar Kovacevic.

The week before the US Open, Tiafoe made it to the final in Cincinnati where he lost to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. That was his second final of the year after he lost to Ben Shelton in Houston.

In 2022, Tiafoe reached the semifinal at the US Open and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets.

Head-to-Head Fritz leads 6-1

Fritz vs Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 (2023 ATP Acapulco, quarterfinal)
Fritz vs Tiafoe 7-6, 7-6 (2022 ATP Tokyo, final)
Fritz vs Tiafoe 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 (2022 ATP Montreal, second round)
Fritz vs Tiafoe 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2022 Australian Open, second round)
Fritz vs Tiafoe 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 (2019 ATP Paris Masters, first round)
Fritz vs Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4 (2016 ATP Winston Salem, first round)
Tiafoe vs Fritz 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 (2016 Indian Wells, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

It’s been a while since two Americans played in the semifinals of the US Open, and no one could have really predicted that Fritz and Tiafoe would go this far. They were the underdogs in the quarterfinals but managed to beat the odds, and one of them will play in his first career Grand Slam final. Fritz has won the last six head-to-head matches against Tiafoe, and it is safe to say that he is the more complete player. Therefore, we go with him to win tonight and advance to the final.