Taylor Fritz vs Zhizhen Zhang — United Cup Quarter-final

United Cup · ATP · Quarter-final
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#7ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 27 December 2024
hard
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#161ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Fritz T.
6-4 6-4
Zhang Z.
Fritz T.
662
Zhang Z.
440

Taylor Fritz defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 6-4 in the United Cup quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #7, defending the title. Taylor Fritz claimed a first win over Zhizhen Zhang in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Fritz edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR16clayZhizhen Zhang3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8)
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Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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

Serve & return on hard

Fritz T.Zhang Z.
76
Serve
24
32
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Fritz T.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
7.7
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (168 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fritz T.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
94
Break points won·Dominant
60
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Fritz T.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 36 days (−0.7)
Zhang Z.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 60 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
8.4+197 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1642
8.5Overall Elo 1909
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1682
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
3.1
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
5.8
Country comfort
Context
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Fritz T.Zhang Z.
Freshness·Dominant
67
100

Fritz T.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d) · Zhang Z.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
35°CMainly clear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw

Final
Zverev A.
Hurkacz H.
6-737-666-4
Fritz T.
Hurkacz H.
6-45-77-64
Semi-finals
Hurkacz H.
Mannarino A.
6-37-5
De Minaur A.
Zverev A.
5-76-36-4
Fritz T.
Machac T.
6-746-5
Hurkacz H.
Shevchenko A.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Hurkacz H.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
De Minaur A.
Djokovic N.
6-46-4
Ruud C.
Mannarino A.
6-16-4
Zverev A.
Tsitsipas S.
6-46-4
Hurkacz H.
Harris B.
7-637-5
Fritz T.
Zhang Z.
6-46-4
Machac T.
Cobolli F.
6-16-2
Round Robin
Zverev A.
Mannarino A.
4-66-46-3
Zhang Z.
Lehecka J.
5-76-36-4
Coric B.
Griekspoor T.
7-646-4
Ruud C.
Griekspoor T.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.
Sonego L.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Zhang Z.
6-36-2
Jarry N.
Diez S.
7-56-4
De Minaur A.
Fritz T.
6-46-2
Zverev A.
Sonego L.
6-756-36-4
Ruud C.
Coric B.
6-46-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Hurkacz H.
3-66-36-4
Tsitsipas S.
Diez S.
6-26-3
Norrie C.
De Minaur A.
6-42-67-62
Djokovic N.
Lehecka J.
6-16-736-1
Hurkacz H.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-746-26-3
Fritz T.
Norrie C.
7-656-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-46-0
Jarry N.
Sakellaridis S.
6-33-67-5
Ruud C.
Machac T.
7-665-76-4
Fritz T.
Coric B.
6-36-2
Shevchenko A.
Tsitsipas S.
6-47-60
Cobolli F.
Stricker D.
6-37-62
Ruud C.
Hurkacz H.
7-56-3
De Minaur A.
Etcheverry T.
6-16-4
Carreno Busta P.
Shevchenko A.
6-26-1
Coric B.
Auger Aliassime F.
0-66-46-4
Zhang Z.
Monteiro T.
6-36-0
Zverev A.
Monteiro T.
6-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Fritz T.
4-67-56-3
Cobolli F.
Humbert U.
3-67-686-2
De Minaur A.
Harris B.
6-26-1
Etcheverry T.
Harris B.
3-66-36-2
Tsitsipas S.
Carreno Busta P.
6-44-66-3
Zverev A.
Zhang Z.
2-66-06-2
Humbert U.
Stricker D.
6-37-5
Machac T.
Hurkacz H.
7-53-66-4