Japan Open 2024: Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils preview, head-to-head, odds, prediction and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (1) Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils
Date: 25 September 2024
Tournament: Japan Open 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $1,818,380
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky UK
Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils preview
Top seed and World No. 7 Taylor Fritz will take on Arthur Fils in the first round at the 2024 Japan Open. Fritz's form in 2024 has seen the American break into the Top 10 once more, with an impressive record of 45-18 in the season, with two titles- Eastbourne International and the Delray Beach Open. The American last played at the Laver Cup where he won his match against Alexander Zverev but lost the deciding tie against Carlos Alcaraz.
Fritz has been in red-hot form on hard courts in recent weeks. The American created history by reaching the final of the US Open and becoming the flagbearer of the resurgence of American men's tennis. Barring these results, Fritz also reached his maiden clay-court final at the BMW Open in Munich, losing to Jan-Lennard Struff.
Arthur Fils has won 27 of the 50 matches he played in 2024. The Frenchman won his second title, winning the Hamburg Open in July. He was last seen in action at the Davis Cup, where he won against Jiri Lehecka, but lost his matches against Roberto Bautista Agut and Thanasi Kokkinakis.
On hard courts, the World No. 20 has not been in the best of form in recent times, winning just two matches in the North American hard court phase. He unexpectedly lost to Gabriel Diallo in the second round of the US Open and had early exits at the Cincinnati Open and the Canadian Open. His best hard-court result came at the Auckland Open, where he lost to Alejandro Tabilo in the semifinal.
Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils head-to-head
This will be the first meeting between the two players on the Tour.
Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils odds
(Odds will be updated once available).
Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Fils prediction
Fritz has a 71 percent win record in 2024 and has had considerable success on the hard courts. Of his eight career titles, five have come on hard courts, with the biggest win being at the BNP Paribas Open in 2022, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final. Fritz is also a former Japan Open champion, having won the event in 2022, beating Frances Tiafoe in the final.
Fils has a 53 percent win ratio on hard courts in his career. He has reached one final on the surface. The Frenchman made it to the finals of the 2023 European Open, where he lost to Alexander Bublik in the final. Both of his career titles have come on clay.
Considering he is the top seed and has been in good form on hard courts, Fritz is the undisputed favorite in the match.
Pick- Fritz to win straight sets.