United Cup 2025: Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz preview, head-to-head, prediction, and pick
Fixture: (POL) Hubert Hurkacz vs (USA) Taylor Fritz
Date: January 5, 2025
Tournament: United Cup 2025
Round: Final
Venue: Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia
Category: United Cup
Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt
Prize Money: US$11,170,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN, RDS
Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz Preview
Hubert Hurkacz will take on Taylor Fritz in the men's singles match in the final of 2025 United Cup on January 5.
It will be a contest with a lot on the line, as the women's singles match between Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will be played before it and one of them could be under huge pressure, as they could be looking to force the match into the deciding mixed doubles encounter.
Both Fritz and Hurkacz did not have a great start to the United Cup, as Fritz lost his opening men's singles match to Felix Auger-Aliassime whereas Hurkacz suffered a loss against Casper Ruud.
Hurkacz also lost his second match against Czech Republic's Tomas Machac, before winning against Billy Harris in the quarterfinals and Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko in the semifinals.
On the other hand, Fritz bounced back after his first defeat and brushed aside Borna Coric and Zhizhen Zhang in his singles matches.
In the semifinals against Tomas Machac, Fritz lost the first set before the former retired in the second set, as the latter was leading 6-5.
Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz head-to-head
Fritz leads Hurkacz 3-1 in the head-to-head record. The American won their last meeting at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2024 on clay. The World No. 4 also came out victorious against the Pole when they met in the semifinal of 2023 United Cup.
Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz odds
Odds will be updated once available.
Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz prediction
Fritz has defeated Hurkacz on all three surfaces in the past and also won their last two meetings, so he is going to have a psychological edge.
The 27-year-old American has been in impressive form since losing the first men's singles match against Felix Auger-Aliassime, and has momentum on his side.
Both of them are big servers and one of the sets could be decided by a tie-break, where Fritz would have another psychological edge, as he has won all four tie-breaks against the 27-year-old Pole in the past.
Pick: Fritz to win in three sets