Taylor Fritz vs Thiago Seyboth Wild – Breakdown and Prediction

June 26, 2024

Taylor Fritz vs Thiago Seyboth Wild: ATP Eastbourne – Second round

The two-time ATP Eastbourne winner Taylor Fritz will take on Thiago Seyboth Wild in the second round of the ATP Eastbourne.

Taylor Fritz Profile

Taylor Fritz is 13th in the ATP rankings, while his career high was No. 5 in the world. The American is 27-12 for the season and 2-1 on grass.

He is coming off a 6-4, 6-3 quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson in Queens after beating Milos Raonic and Taro Daniel in the previous rounds.

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.

Thiago Seyboth Wild Profile

Thiago Seyboth Wild is 74th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 58 in the world. The Brazilian is 18-17 for the season and 1-0 on grass.

He is coming off a 6-4, 6-4 first round win over James McCabe. That was his first match in a month after losing to Gael Monfils in the opening round of the French Open.

Seyboth Wild’s best result this season was the quarterfinal in Rio de Janeiro, and he also reached the third round in Indian Wells and Miami.

This is his first appearance in Eastbourne.

Head-to-Head – Seyboth Wild leads 1-0

Seyboth Wild vs Fritz 6-3, 6-4 (2024 ATP Miami, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Taylor Fritz dropped out of the top 10 players in the rankings and will try to get back during the grass season. He had a rough start, losing in the third round in Queens, but he is now at a place where he has won the title twice before. Fritz will start his tournament against Seyboth Wild, who stunned him this year in Miami. The Brazilian is only 4-4 on grass in his career, while Fritz is 36-29. Fritz’s game fits this surface much more than it suits Seyboth Wild, so this will be a routine straight-set win for the American.