Paris Olympics 2024: Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (7) Taylor Fritz vs (11) Lorenzo Musetti

Date: July 31, 2024

Tournament: Paris Olympics 2024

Round: Third

Venue: Stade Roland Garros, Paris

Category: Olympics

Surface: Clay

Live Telecast: NBC, Peacock (USA) | Eurosport, Discovery+, BBC iPlayer (UK) | CBC Gem, Radio Canada, Tou.tv (Canada) | JioCinema, Sports18 (India)

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Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti preview

Taylor Fritz in action at the Paris Olympics. (Getty)

Taylor Fritz from the United States of America and Lorenzo Musetti from Italy will square off in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics men's singles event.

Fritz has reached the third round on the back of wins against Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan and Jack Draper of Great Britain in the previous rounds. He overcame Bublik 6-4, 6-4, capitalizing on a single break point in each set.

Draper, on the other hand, proved to be a tougher challenger as the Brit claimed the first set. Fritz, however, produced disciplined tennis in the following sets to clinch a 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-2, keeping his serve unchallenged and converting three break points on Draper's serve during the match, which took place on Tuesday, July 31.

Meanwhile, Musett defeated crowd favorite Gael Monfils 6-1, 6-4 in his opener on the back of three break points, three aces, and 13 winners only hours after an upsetting loss to Francisco Cerundolo in the Croatia Open final.

In the second round, the Italian overcame Argentina's Mariano Navone 7-6(2), 6-3 on Tuesday.

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Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti head-to-head

Fritz and Musetti have played against each other four times on tour thus far, with their head-to-head balanced at 2-2.

The two first clashed in the opening round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, where Fritz registered a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win. The American bettered Musetti once more in 2022 by registering a 7-6(8), 6-3 victory in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Musetti recorded his first success against the seventh seed at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, where he won 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 64. Most recently, he downed Fritz 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

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Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti odds

Player	Moneyline
Taylor Fritz	-110
Lorenzo Musetti	-115

(Odds are sourced from BETMGM)

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Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti prediction

Lorenzo Musetti (Getty)

Fritz has fared slightly better than Musetti on clay since the turn of the year. The 26-year-old stands on a win-loss record of 15-6, whereas the Italian's tally stands at 15-9 on the surface they will play on at Roland Garros on Wednesday, July 31.

Notably, Fritz has mixed doubles duty to fulfill on Tuesday as he pairs up with compatriot Coco Gauff against Argentina's Nadia Podoroska and Maximo Gonzalez. Musetti, on the other hand, has no tasks for the rest of Tuesday and will hence have the fresher pair of legs.

Moreover, Musetti has dominated their recent head-to-head, winning their last two matches. Given his current form, the 22-year-old is the favorite to defeat Fritz in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Pick: Lorenzo Musetti to win in three sets.