A look at Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe ATP Japan Open Tennis 2022 prediction and head-to-head
The final is set between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe at the ATP Japan Open 2022.
Let us have a look at their past performance, current form, and head-to-head records.
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Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe ATP Japan Open Tennis 2022 H2H Record
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Prize Money: $1,953,285
October 9, 2022, Sunday
The Tickets for the tournament can be purchased here.
When Are Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast
USA UK India
Time: 3:30 pm | 8:30 am | 1:00 pm
Channel: Tennis Channel (USA), TSN (Canada)
Head To Head: 4-1
There have been five prior meetings between the two. In their prior encounters, Fritz defeated Tiafoe 4-1. He won their previous match in three sets at the 2022 Canadian Open.
Prediction
On Sunday, the 2022 Japan Open final will feature a match between two Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe.
Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals where he faced Nick Kyrgios following a pair of three-set victories over James Duckworth and Hiroki Moriya. Unfortunately, the 2022 Wimbledon runner-up had to pull out of the competition owing to a knee injury, which gave the American a walkover into the semifinals. To qualify for the championship round, he faced Denis Shapovalov. To take a 4-1 lead in the first set, Fritz secured an early break.
He was able to win the opening set later on with this, which turned out to be more than enough. In the second set, the American got a break to go up 3-2, but Shapovalov broke back right away to even the match. After that, neither player wavered on service, forcing a tiebreak.
Shapovalov won the tiebreak to take the set and set up a decider. The Canadian was in a good position after taking an early break and leading 3-1. But Fritz absolutely turned things around, winning five straight games to win the match 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3. Finally, he is approaching his third final of the year.
Meanwhile, Frances Tiafoe defeated Yasutaka Uchiyama, Bernabe Zapata Miralles, and Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets to advance to the semifinals. To get to the title level fixture, he had to beat Kwon Soon-woo. Tiafoe broke his opponent’s serve twice after speeding to a 5-1 lead, quickly taking the first set. It seemed like the American was going to win easily again at this point. However, Kwon managed to prevail in the second set despite forfeiting a bagel.
Both players were presented with break point chances at the start of the third set, but they chose not to take advantage of those. Then Tiafoe won four straight games to take a 5-2 lead. He attempted to serve for the match and win it on his first attempt, but he was unsuccessful. He won 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 on his second attempt. He’s now entered his second final of the year after dropping the first final in Estoril.
Fritz has dominated the rivalry and is undefeated this year versus Tiafoe. In 2022, he participated in both of the finals and won both of them. In the end, he will have the upper hand. Fritz is anticipated to win the championship, but Tiafoe won’t go down without a fight.
The Betting Odds are available here.