Taylor Fritz vs Alex MichelsenWashington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Friday, 31 July 2026 ·
hard
#40ATP
1825ELO
1810Hard ELO
$797kYTD
$4.7MCAREER
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Fritz T.
vs
Michelsen A.

Taylor Fritz faces Alex Michelsen in the Washington quarter-final on hard. Taylor Fritz is the paper favourite — ranked #10, a roughly 30-point hard Elo advantage — but Alex Michelsen has won both their previous meetings.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 03:50 UTC
Fritz T.67%
Michelsen A.33%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Fritz T. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
15 common opponents · Fritz T. 12–6 · Michelsen A. 8–8
Both lost · different surfaces (Hard × Clay)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+28 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1810
6.0Overall Elo 1909
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1825
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
H2H
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
7.47 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
10.010 of last 10 on hard
Win streak
9.07-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Country comfort
6.8Won 80% in Usa (55)
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year
5.0Opponent hot: 9 of last 10
Opponent rise

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.

36 vs 32 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
65%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.7
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Michelsen A.

Michelsen A.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Clear edge
23
11
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
89
53

Fritz T.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Michelsen A.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 145 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
27°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 58%

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian Wells MastersR32hardAlex Michelsen6-4 7-6
2024-05-20GenevaR16clayAlex Michelsen6-4 4-6 7-5

Draw