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Match Details
Fixture: (4) Taylor Fritz vs (PR) Jenson Brooksby
Date: January 14, 2025
Tournament: Australian Open 2025
Round: First Round (Round of 128)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard (outdoor)
Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, ESPN | UK - Eurosport | Canada - TSN, RDS
Taylor Fritz vs Jenson Brooksby preview
World No. 4 Taylor Fritz will take on compatriot Jenson Brooksby in the first round of the Australian Open 2025.
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Fritz enjoyed the best season of his career thus far in 2024. He reached his maiden Major final at the US Open but came up short against Jannik Sinner. He also lost to the Italian in the final of the ATP Finals. He won a couple of titles during the year and made the last eight at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
Fritz ended the season ranked at a career-high ranking of No. 4. He kicked off the 2025 season at the United Cup. While he lost his first singles match against Felix Auger-Aliassime from a winning position, he remained unbeaten for the rest of the tournament as the Americans won the title for the second time.
Brooksby, ranked as high as No. 33 in 2022, underwent surgery in March 2023, which sidelined him for a while. During this time he received a suspension as well after missing three doping tests. While he denied those allegations, he still accepted the suspension, which was reduced to 13 months from the initial 18-month ban. He's now set to make his comeback after being away from the tour for nearly two years.
Taylor Fritz vs Jenson Brooksby head-to-head
Brooksby leads Fritz 1-0 in the head-to-head. He won their previous encounter in the second round of the US Open 2021 in four sets.
Taylor Fritz vs Jenson Brooksby odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Taylor Fritz vs Jenson Brooksby prediction
Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time last year and has a 14-8 record at the venue. Brooksby, meanwhile, reached the third round on his debut in 2023, that too with a win over World No. 3 Casper Ruud. This will be his second appearance at the season's first Major.
Brooksby managed to beat Fritz en route to the fourth round of the US Open 2021. However, their paths have diverged a lot since then, and in his two-year absence, his compatriot has become one of the top players in the world.
This will be Brooksby's first professional match at any level since his third-round exit from the Australian Open two years ago. Coming in without any matches under his belt to compete against a top-five player is a tough challenge for anyone. While he has the potential to regain his position as a top player over the next few months, he's unlikely to get the better of Fritz at this stage of his comeback.
Pick: Taylor Fritz to win in straight sets.
