Taylor Fritz vs Tommy Paul — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#7ATP
1909ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
carpet
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#25ATP
1949ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Fritz T.
7-6 6-4
Paul T.
Fritz T.
7762
Paul T.
634–

Taylor Fritz defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Taylor Fritz narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-16Delray BeachQFhardTommy Paul6-4 6-3
2024-02-12Delray BeachFhardTaylor Fritz6-2 6-3
2023-02-27AcapulcoSFhardTommy Paul6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(2)
2022-03-21Miami MastersR32hardTaylor Fritz7-6(2) 6-4
2021-11-08StockholmR16hardTommy Paul6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Serve-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

Statistics

This season
Fritz T.Paul T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.5
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fritz T.Paul T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
93
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
60
87
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Even
99
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Fritz T.Paul T.
Freshness·Clear edge
67
86

Fritz T.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d) · Paul T.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Fritz T.
7-634-66-4
Semi-finals
Fritz T.
Struff J.
5-76-16-3
Cilic M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Bautista Agut R.
6-43-66-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Rublev A.
6-36-4
Struff J.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Millman J.
6-46-2
R16
Bautista Agut R.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Khachanov K.
6-46-716-4
Millman J.
Karatsev A.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paul T.
7-636-4
Rublev A.
Ivashka I.
6-46-4
Van De Zandschulp B.
Korda S.
6-27-5
Struff J.
Bublik A.
6-46-3
Shapovalov D.
Andujar P.
2-66-36-0
R32
Van De Zandschulp B.
Nishioka Y.
6-26-2
Ivashka I.
Djere L.
6-36-2
Mcdonald M.
Gerasimov E.
7-56-4
Cilic M.
Ramos A.
6-26-3
Millman J.
Oliel Y.
6-16-1
Struff J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3
Paul T.
Martinez P.
6-36-2
Bublik A.
Tiurnev E.
6-36-4
Fritz T.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-16-4
Korda S.
Serdarusic N.
7-627-5
Andujar P.
Delbonis F.
6-27-61
Khachanov K.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3