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Taylor Fritz vs Milos Raonic: ATP Queens – Second Round
The highest ranked American player Taylro Fritz will face the former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic in the second round of ATP Queens.
Taylor Fritz Profile
Taylor Fritz is 12th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 5 in the world. The American is 26-11 for the season and 1-0 on grass.
He is coming off a 6-3, 6-3 win against Taro Daniel in the first round.
At the French Open, Fritz reached the round of 16, where he lost to Carlos Ruud.
Earlier this season, he won the title in Delray Beach and lost in the final in Munich.
This is the fourth appearance for Fritz in Queens, and his best result was the round of 16 last year.
Milos Raonic Profile
The former world No. 3 Milos Raonic is currently 186th in the world. The Canadian is 7-3 for the season and 3-1 on grass.
He is coming off a 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 win over Cameron Norrie in the first round, setting an all-time record with 47 aces in a three-set match.
Last week, Raonic lost in the S-Hertogenbosch quarterfinal to Alex de Minaur after defeating Roberto Bautista-Agut and Jordan Thompson.
Earlier this year, he reached the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, where he lost to Jannik Sinner.
Raonic made it to the final of the Queens in 2016, but lost to Andu Murray in three sets. This is his first appearance in this tournament since 2019.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Taylor Fritz and Milos Raonic.
Prediction and Conclusion
Milos Raonic seems to be back in form after a long break with a shoulder injury. The former world No. 3 and Wimbledon finalist serves well on grass, and that can be a problem for Taylor Fritz. The American is the better overall player, but he will have a hard time breaking Raonic. The same can be said for the Canadian as well, knowing that Fritz is serving very well on this surface as well. Given all that, we will most likely have a long match, and we go with over 10.5 games in the opening set of the match.
