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Taylor Fritz vs Terence Atmane: ATP Shanghai – Second round

The highest ranked American player Taylor Fritz will take on the Terence Atmane in the second round of the ATP Shanghai.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is currently seventh in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The American is 45-19 for the season and 18-9 on hard surface.

Fritz is coming off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 loss to Arthur FIls in his first match in Tokyo. Previously he lost to Carlos Alcaraz and beat Alexander Zverev at the Laver Cup.

Fritz won the titles in Eastbourne and Delray Beach this season, but definitely his biggest success was reaching the US Open final.

This is his sixth appearance in Shanghai and his best result was the third round last year where he lost to Diego Schwartzman.

Terence Atmane Profile

Terence Atmane is 161st in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 118 in the world. The Frenchman is 36-28 for the season and 28-17 on hard surface.

Atmane is coming off a 6-4, 7-6 win over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the opening round of the main draw after previously going through the qualifiers.

His best result of the season was the final at the Granby Challenger where he lost to Yunchaokete Bu.

This is his second appearance in Shanghai after last year’s lost to Nicolas Jarry in the second round.

Head-to-Head

This will be the first match between Taylor Fritz and Terence Atmane.

Prediction and Conclusion

Taylor Fritz has found himself back in the top 10 of the ATP rankings, and his recent run at the US Open was nothing short of impressive. That is a huge boost for his confidence, and he will need to transfer that to Shanghai, where he didn’t play well last season. Terence Atmane already played three matches this week in Shanghai, and he has a huge chance to prove that he is a much better player than what the rankings say. He is a quick player who moves well on this surface, and we go with him to win at least a set in this match.