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Match Details
Fixture: (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs (8) Taylor Fritz
Tournament: Monte-Carlo 2023
Date: Friday, April 14
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, France
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Outdoor clay
Prize money: €5,779,335
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, TC Plus/UK - Amazon Prime Video
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Taylor Fritz preview
Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on eighth seed Taylor Fritz on Friday in a blockbuster Monte-Carlo quarterfinal.
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World No. 3 Tsitsipas beat Nicolas Jarry in straight sets to romp into the last eight in the Principality for the third straight year. In the process, he improved to 16-4 on the season and 14-2 at the year's first claycourt Masters 1000 event.
The 24-year-old is coming off a Round of 16 run in Miami after stumbling in his Indian Wells opener. Tsitsipas had a rousing start to the year, winning his first 10 matches, four of them at the inaugural United Cup. His streak was broken with his loss to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. Tsitsipas returned to winning ways in the Davis Cup, winning both his matches against Ecuador, before enduring an early exit in Rotterdam.
Meanwhile, the 10th-ranked Fritz improved to 22-6 on the season and 7-3 in the Principality after a pair of wins this week. The American recovered from a set down to beat Jiri Lehecka to reach consecutive Monte-Carlo quarterfinals.
Fritz is coming off a strong North American hardcourt swing. He won at Delray Beach, reached the semifinals in Dallas and Acapulco, and the last eight at Indian Wells and Miami.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Taylor Fritz head-to-head
Tsitsipas has won all three of his previous meetings with Fritz. The pair last clashed in the Australian Open fourth round last year, which the Greek won in five sets. They're yet to clash on clay.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Taylor Fritz odds
(All odds as per BETMGM)
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Taylor Fritz prediction
Both Tsitsipas and Fritz are quintessential baseliners and have similar game styles. They serve and hit big and are also good movers, but the Greek is the better and more accomplished player on clay.
While Tsitsipas has won 79 of his 104 matches on the surface, the American hasn't played as many, going 27-24. The Greek is a regular at the business end of the big claycourt tournaments, reaching the 2021 Roland Garros final and winning the last two Monte-Carlo titles. Fritz, meanwhile, has never reached a claycourt final.
Moreover, Tsitsipas is coming off a rather comfortable straight-set outing against Jarry and played only five games in his opener. Contrast that to Fritz, who has played six sets in two matches. Expect Tsitsipas to extend his dominance over Fritz on clay as he eyes a Monte-Carlo three-peat.
Pick: Tsitsipas in three sets
