Alexander Zverev vs Taylor Fritz — Halle Semi-final
Halle · ATP · Semi-final
GER1#2ATP
2100ELO
1914Grass ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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1 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 20 June 2026 ·
grass
USA5#10ATP
1909ELO
1857Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zverev A.7-6 4-6 5-7
Fritz T.
Zverev A.
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Fritz T.
6672
Taylor Fritz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the Halle semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #2, defending last year's semi-final. Taylor Fritz extended the head-to-head to 10–7.
Around the match
“I still have one big goal in my tennis career: to reach number one in the world rankings.”
Zverev A.tennisnet.com ↗“I've been in the final here twice and would like to win the tournament once”
Zverev A.Sport1 ↗“It was crazy hot here, I felt better than he did.”
Fritz T.Joyn ↗
Quotes belong to their sources, linked above.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Fritz dropped the opening set before beating Alexander Zverev 6–7 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
7–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Alexander Zverev | 4-6 4-6 2-6 |
| 2025-09-19 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2025-06-09 | Stuttgart | F | grass | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2024-11-11 | Tour Finals | SF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2024-09-20 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2024-07-01 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Taylor Fritz | 4-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3 |
| 2024-05-06 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2022-01-03 | Atp Cup | RR | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-10-04 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 4-6 6-3 7-6 |
| 2021-07-03 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Alexander Zverev | 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Alexander Zverev | 6-7 6-4 6-3 7-6 |
| 2019-10-21 | Basel | R32 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2016-07-18 | Washington | R32 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
71%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
57%
51%
Service points won·Even
71%
71%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
55%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
15.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.5
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast