{"id":10932,"date":"2024-10-12T03:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T03:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932"},"modified":"2024-10-12T03:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T03:12:56","slug":"preview-novak-djokovic-vs-taylor-fritz-prediction-head-to-head-tournament-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz – prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far"},"content":{"rendered":"

A motivated\u00a0N<\/strong><\/a>ovak Djokovic<\/strong>\u00a0is two wins from a 100th title and aims for success in Saturday’s\u00a0Shanghai Masters<\/strong>\u00a0semi-final against in-form\u00a0Taylor Fritz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The American is on a dominant run in China, where he has not dropped a set, giving him the best shot at breaking his losing streak against the four-time champion in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Match preview<\/h2>\n

\"Novak\u00a9 Imago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A shock seemed on the cards when\u00a0Jakub Mensik<\/strong>\u00a0came back from a break down against Djokovic to clinch a first-set tiebreak, but the Serbian refocused to secure a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4 triumph and advance to a ninth semi-final appearance at the Masters event.<\/p>\n

Chasing a 100th title, the 37-year-old is only two victories away from claiming a fifth crown at the ongoing event and securing his first\u00a0ATP Tour<\/strong>\u00a0success this season.<\/p>\n

Mensik pushed Djokovic to the limit, firing 17 aces and forcing the Serb to drop a set for the first time in the ATP 1000 event; however, the Serb’s experience and resilience ultimately prevailed in the nearly two-and-a-half-hour contest.<\/p>\n

The upshot of Friday’s quarter-final success means the 24-time Grand Slam champion will compete in his 78th Masters 1000 semi-final against Fritz, continuing his impressive comeback following an underwhelming season by his lofty standards, where he recently exited in round three to\u00a0Alexei Popyrin<\/strong>\u00a0at the final Major of 2024.<\/p>\n

An unblemished record against Saturday’s opponent makes him the favourite to face\u00a0Jannik Sinner or Tomas Machac<\/strong>\u00a0in Sunday’s final, but he must not underrate the 2024 US Open finalist.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor\u00a9 Imago<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fritz’s first match-up with\u00a0D<\/strong><\/a>avid Goffin<\/strong>\u00a0in three years was anticipated to go the distance, with the in-form Belgian already getting the better of two seeded opponents,\u00a0Lorenzo Musetti<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Alexander Zverev<\/strong>, en route to facing the 26-year-old United States player in Friday’s last-eight match.<\/p>\n

However, the world No. 7 efficiently defeated Goffin 6-3, 6-4 in 82 minutes to book his spot in the semifinals, where he will face the formidable challenge of Djokovic, a player he has never beaten.<\/p>\n

Back in another Masters 1000 semi-final this season and a first since reaching the last four on the clay courts of Madrid, Fritz aims to finally get one over his Serbian opponent in Shanghai and secure a different outcome to his two-set loss to\u00a0Andrey Rublev<\/strong>\u00a0in that appearance in a last-four ATP 1000 event.<\/p>\n

Having advanced to this stage without dropping a set against\u00a0Terence Atmane<\/strong>,\u00a0Yosuke Watanuki<\/strong>,\u00a0Holger Rune<\/strong>, and Goffin, the American No. 1 player faces his toughest test against the former world No. 1.<\/p>\n

His only triumph at a Masters tournament came against\u00a0soon-to-retire Rafael Nadal\u00a0at Indian Wells two years back, showcasing his adeptness against one of the members of the ‘Big Three’, and he hopes his current form and 2022 victory over Nadal elevate his confidence ahead of Saturday’s semi-final.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Tournament so far<\/h2>\n

Novak Djokovic:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First round:<\/strong>\u00a0Bye
\nSecond round:<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Alex Michelsen<\/strong>\u00a07-6[3] 7-6[9]
\nThird round:<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Flavio Cobolli<\/strong>\u00a06-1 6-2
\nRound of 16:<\/strong>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Roman Safiullin<\/strong>\u00a06-3 6-2
\nQuarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0vs. Jakub Mensik 6-7[4] 6-1 6-4<\/p>\n

Taylor Fritz:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First round:<\/strong>\u00a0Bye
\nSecond round:<\/strong>\u00a0vs. Terence Atmane 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
\nThird round:<\/strong>\u00a0vs. Yosuke Watanuki 6-3 6-4
\nRound of 16:<\/strong>\u00a0vs. Holger Rune 6-1 6-2
\nQuarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0vs. David Goffin 6-3 6-4<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

Head To Head<\/h2>\n

Australian Open (2024) – Quarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3<\/p>\n

US Open (2023) – Quarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-1 6-4 6-4<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Masters (2023) – Quarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-0 6-4<\/p>\n

ATP Finals (2022) – Semi-final:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 7-6(5) 7-6(6)<\/p>\n

Paris Masters (2021) – Quarter-final:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-4 6-3<\/p>\n

Rome Masters (2021) – Round of 32:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-3 7-6(5)<\/p>\n

Australian Open (2021) – Third round:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2<\/p>\n

Madrid Masters (2019) – Round of 32:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-4 6-2<\/p>\n

Monte-Carlo Masters (2019) – Round of 16:<\/strong>\u00a0Djokovic 6-3 6-0<\/p>\n

Djokovic holds an incredible 9-0 lead in his head-to-head with the American and seeks a 10th victory over the 26-year-old this weekend.<\/p>\n

Fritz has historically struggled against the four-time Shanghai Masters champion, winning only three sets out of 24 against the Serbian superstar.<\/p>\n

However, two came in their epic Australian Open five-setter in 2021, when the United States player fought back from two sets down to level the match before Djokovic refocused to clinch the decider.<\/p>\n

Fritz enters Saturday’s match-up with a 49-19 record and aims to record his 50th victory against an opponent with a 36-8 record before the last-four match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A motivated\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0is two wins from a 100th title and aims for success in Saturday’s\u00a0Shanghai Masters\u00a0semi-final against in-form\u00a0Taylor Fritz. The American is on a dominant run in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis"],"yoast_head":"\nPreview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A motivated\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0is two wins from a 100th title and aims for success in Saturday’s\u00a0Shanghai Masters\u00a0semi-final against in-form\u00a0Taylor Fritz. The American is on a dominant run in...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThuan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThuan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932\",\"name\":\"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/f294530285e51853800f403b386b29e9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":2000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz – prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/\",\"name\":\"Sport News\",\"description\":\"Explore top US sports stories\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/f294530285e51853800f403b386b29e9\",\"name\":\"MrThuan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c5b64710f6f1bb07b1ec76a4e2746d05b11b7565055659141eef8ee88bf5d1bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c5b64710f6f1bb07b1ec76a4e2746d05b11b7565055659141eef8ee88bf5d1bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThuan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News","og_description":"A motivated\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0is two wins from a 100th title and aims for success in Saturday’s\u00a0Shanghai Masters\u00a0semi-final against in-form\u00a0Taylor Fritz. The American is on a dominant run in...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932","og_site_name":"Sport News","article_published_time":"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":2000,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThuan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThuan","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932","name":"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far - Sport News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg","datePublished":"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00","dateModified":"2024-10-12T03:12:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/f294530285e51853800f403b386b29e9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-280.jpg","width":2000,"height":2000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=10932#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Preview: Novak Djokovic vs. Taylor Fritz – prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/","name":"Sport News","description":"Explore top US sports stories","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/f294530285e51853800f403b386b29e9","name":"MrThuan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c5b64710f6f1bb07b1ec76a4e2746d05b11b7565055659141eef8ee88bf5d1bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c5b64710f6f1bb07b1ec76a4e2746d05b11b7565055659141eef8ee88bf5d1bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThuan"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10934,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10932\/revisions\/10934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}