Andrey Rublev vs Taylor Fritz — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
RUS2#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
USA15#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Rublev A.6-3 6-1
Fritz T.
Rublev A.
662
Fritz T.
310
Andrey Rublev defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-1 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Andrey Rublev narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Andrey Rublev dropped just 4 games past Taylor Fritz.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Andrey Rublev | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-04-10 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Andrey Rublev | 5-7 6-1 6-3 |
| 2022-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-7(4) 6-2 7-5 |
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2021-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-5 7-6(2) |
| 2018-11-05 | NextGen Finals | RR | hard | Andrey Rublev | 4-2 1-4 3-4(4) 4-3(2) 4-2 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 7-6(4) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Rublev A.Fritz T.
55
Serve
76
52
Return
32
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
11.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 57%
Quarter-finals
Rublev A.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-2
Karatsev A.
Sinner J.[16]
6-756-36-2
Shapovalov D.[3]
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Harris L.
Nishikori K.
6-13-66-3
R16
Rublev A.[2]
Fritz T.[15]
6-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Lajovic D.[11]
6-14-66-4
Sinner J.[16]
Bautista Agut R.[4]
6-43-67-5
Karatsev A.
Sonego L.[17]
3-66-36-4
Chardy J.
Khachanov K.[8]
6-736-46-4
Shapovalov D.[3]
Hurkacz H.[13]
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Bedene A.
6-46-4
Harris L.
Krajinovic F.[14]
7-656-4
R32
Bautista Agut R.[4]
Ebden M.
4-1
Sinner J.[16]
Bublik A.
2-67-626-4
Karatsev A.
Evans D.[12]
6-44-66-4
Rublev A.[2]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-46-4
Fritz T.[15]
Basilashvili N.
4-66-37-64
Sonego L.[17]
Zapata Miralles B.
6-26-2
Fucsovics M.
Carreno Busta P.[6]
6-756-36-2
Khachanov K.[8]
Popyrin A.
6-43-67-64
Chardy J.
De Minaur A.[9]
2-66-36-4
Nishikori K.
Goffin D.[5]
6-37-63
Bedene A.
Giustino L.
6-46-3
Krajinovic F.[14]
Davidovich Fokina A.
7-56-4
Lajovic D.[11]
Jaziri M.
7-56-2
Hurkacz H.[13]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Shapovalov D.[3]
Struff J.
6-16-3
Harris L.
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-4
R64
Jaziri M.
Tsonga J.
3-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Thompson J.
6-37-65
Fucsovics M.
Pospisil V.
2-67-56-4
Bublik A.
Nishioka Y.
6-47-64
Karatsev A.
Gerasimov E.
6-46-4
Zapata Miralles B.
Millman J.
6-46-4
Popyrin A.
Novak D.
7-637-5
Chardy J.
Ramos A.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
Cecchinato M.
6-46-2
Struff J.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Opelka R.
3-66-36-4
Bedene A.
Bhambri Y.
3-66-16-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Albot R.
6-46-4
Harris L.
Oconnell C.
6-756-46-1