Taylor Fritz vs Dimitrov Grigor Prediction: Both players are tied on the clay surface

USA tennis player and ATP number 13 Taylor Fritz will face Bulgaria international and ATP number 10, Dimitrov Gregor in the ATP Rome round of 16. 

Taylor Fritz won 2 games in the tournament, beating both Fabio Fogini and Sebastian Korda. And Dimitrov Gregor defeated both Yoshihito Nishioka and Terence Atmane in the previous 2 rounds to qualify for the round of 16.

American international tennis star Taylor Fritz is currently ranked 13th on the ATP ranking, and once achieved a career high rank of 5th in February 2023. Taylor Fritz has won 7 career titles since turning pro in 2015. 

Taylor Fritz started off in the ATP Rome tournament this year by beating Facundo Fogini in straight sets (6:3,6:4) and then he advanced into the next round where he faced Sebastian Korda and he won again in straight sets (6:3,6:4). 

Taylor Fritz is a huge favorite against Dimitrov Gregor in this round of 16 stage. His stats on clay this year is as follows: On the serve, he has Aces (82), Double Faults (7), 1st serve points won (80%), 2nd serve points won (55%), Break Points saved (55%), service game won (86%), Total Service Points won (72%). 

And on the return his stats are: 1st Serve Return won (29%), 2nd Serve Return Points won (49%), Breakpoints converted (36%), Return games won (20%), Return Points won (36%), Total Points won (53%).

Bulgaria International Dimitrov Grigor is currently ranked 10th on the ATP ranking and he achieved a highest rank of 3rd back in November 2011. Dimitrov has a total of 9 career titles to his name. 

Dimitrov’s first opponent in the ATP Rome tournament was Yoshihito Nishioka and he won in straight sets (5:7,4:6). And then he faced Terence Atmane and also won in straight sets (6:7,3:6). 

Dimitrov Grigor’s record on clay surface this year is outlined below: On the serve, he has Aces (7), Double Faults (15), 1st serve points won (74%), 2nd serve points won (53%), Break Points saved (46%), service game won (86%), Total Service Points won (66%). 

And on the return his stats are: 1st Serve Return won (35%), 2nd Serve Return Points won (48%), Breakpoints converted (32%), Return games won (22%), Return Points won (40%), Total Points won (52%).

In total Taylor Fritz and Dimitrov Grigor have met 3 times in the past Dimitrov Grigor won 2 of the 3 games while Taylor Fritz won 1.

2 of those 3 meetings was on clay surface, and both players won 1 game each on that surface.

Taylor Fritz seems to be the bookmakers’ favorite to win for some reason, but it would be dangerous to underestimate Dimitrov Grigor. Both players are in fine form since the start of the tournament and their record on the clay surface against each other is a tie. 

• Under 26 Total Games at 1.615 Odds
• Taylor Fritz to Win at 1.63 Odds
• Taylor Fritz to Win first Set at 1.72 Odds