Third seed Taylor Fritz will face No. 4 seed Frances Tiafoe in an all-American final at the 2022 Japan Open on Sunday, October 9. Get the live streaming options of this Taylor Fritz v Frances Tiafoe match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Taylor Fritz v Frances Tiafoe Head to Head
Fritz has dominated this rivalry and has a 4-1 lead. His only defeat came in their very first meeting in Indian Wells in 2016. Since then he is 4-0.
This year they have met twice, with Fritz winning in straight sets at the Australian Open and needing a deciding third set to edge out Tiafoe at the Canadian Masters.
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Fritz Edges Past Shapovalov
World no. 11 Taylor Fritz edged out seventh seed Denis Shapovalov in a nail-biting semifinal to book a spot in a third final of the season.
The American, who won his maiden ATP 1000 title at Indian Wells and captured his third career title by triumphing in Eastbourne, needed two hours and 15 minutes to see off the Canadian lefty 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 on Saturday.
Fritz was down 1-3 in the final set, but he finished with a flurry, winning five games in a row. He will now break into the top 10 for the first time in his career next week.
The 24-year-old, who improved to 40-17 in 2022 following the semifinal win, won 82% points on his first delivery and converted 4 of 7 break points, while saving 5 of 7.
He has been pushed to three sets in all his matches in the tournament so far, but he has done well to hold his nerves and come out on top in each of those matches. Fritz had begun his Japan Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 victory over James Duckworth and then beat Japan’s Hiroki Moriya 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round.
He got a free pass into the semifinals after Nick Kyrgios handed him a walkover in the last eight contest.
Having showed a lot of guts and determination this week, can he end on a high on Sunday?
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Tiafoe Overcomes Bagel to Down Kwon
After breezing past the first three opponent, Frances Tiafoe found himself under immense pressure in the semifinal against Soonwoo Kwon on Saturday, but the American found a way to battle past the South Korean and move into the second final of the season.
The 2022 Estoril Open runner-up won the first set with ease by breaking Kwon’s serve twice, but the South Korean hit back by bageling Tiafoe in the second set. The momentum had completely shifted towards the Asian player and Tiafoe was under pressure in the final set, but the World no. 19 clawed his way back into the match. He broke Kwon twice to build a 5-2 lead, but the South Korean pulled a break back. However, Tiafioe steadied himself to clinch the match 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
The fourth seed had begun the tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Japanese wild card Yasutaka Uchiyama. He didn’t drop a set in the next round either, defeating Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) and then dominated the quarterfinal against Miomir kecmanovic, beating the Serb 6-0, 6-4.
A U.S. Open semifinalist this year, Tiafoe has enjoyed a good run this season. He is 10-2 in his last 12 matches and will be looking to claim a second ATP title of his career.
Fritz v Tiafoe Prediction and Tip
Fritz has dominated the rivalry and is 2-0 against Tiafoe this year as well. He has won both the finals that he has featured in in 2022. So he will hold the edge in the final. Tiafoe won’t go down without a fight, but Fritz is expected to lift the trophy.
Tip: Fritz to win: 3/4 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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