Taylor Fritz vs Max Purcell Prediction: Max Purcell deserves some credit

American superstar Taylor Fritz has advanced into the final round of the ATP Eastbourne tournament this year and he is joined by Max Purcell.

Taylor Fritz qualified for the final after he defeated Aleksandar Vukic in the semi final and Max Purcell also made it to the final after he defeated Billy Harris in the semi final.

Taylor Fritz and Max Purcell will be playing for the second time in their career.

Taylor Fritz

Taylor Fritz steps into the final round of the ATP Eastbourne after defeating Aleksandar Vukic in the semi final. Taylor Fritz is ranked 12th on the ATP ranking.

Taylor Fritz will be pleased of his progress in this tournament and he hopes to win it, to compensate for the ATP London quarter final defeat he suffered a week ago. Fritz played his first game of the tournament against Thiago Seyboth Wild in the round of 16, and he won in straight sets (7-6,-3). Then he took on Juncheng Shang in the quarter final and won in straight sets (7-6,7-6). Finally he got into the semi final and played against Aleksandar Vukic and he won in straight sets (7-6,7-6). In the game against Vukic, Fritz had the following stats: - 15 aces, 1 double faults, 50/75 first serve, 28/32 second serve, 5/5 break points saved, 12 service games won, 3/50 first serve return points, 13/25 second serve return points and 0 break points converted.

Max Purcell

Australian national Max Purcell has defied the odds to qualify for the final game of the tournament after he defeated Billy Harris in the semi final. At the moment, Max Purcell is ranked 68th on the ATP ranking.

Max Purcell qualified for the tournament after winning both games in the qualifying round. In his first match, in the round of 32, he defeated Laslo Djere in 3 sets (6-1,4-6,6-3) and then he progressed into the round of 16, where he defeated Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets (4-6,4-6). In the quarter final, Max Purcell defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets (6-3,7-6) and finally he defeated Billy Harris in the semi final, in 3 sets (6-4,4-6,6-4). In the game against Harris, Max Purcell had the stat: - 6 aces, 1 double faults, 55/81 first serve, 25/26 second serve, 3/4 break points saved, 14 service games won, 18/70 first serve return points, 17/30 second serve return points and 2 break points converted.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, Taylor Fritz and Max Purcell played only once against each other. Taylor Fritz won that meeting at the ATP Basel last year.

Analysis and Prediction

It's common to see Taylor Fritz get all the attention in this game. He is obviously a better player than Max Purcell and also more experienced.

Stats shows that Taylor Fritz recorded 8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 matches (WWLWWLWWW) and Max Purcell also recorded 8 wins and 2 defeats (WLWWWWWLWW). On the grass surface, Taylor Fritz had 5 wins and 1 defeat (WWLWWW) while Max Purcell had 8 wins and 2 defeats (LWWLWWWWWW).

The Main Bet Is: Over 21.5 Games

• Over 21.5 Games at 1.60 Odds
• Taylor Fritz (-3.5) Handicap at 1.78 Odds
• Taylor Fritz Win 2-0 at 1.66 Odds