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Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz Live Stream & Tips - Djokovic Dominance to Continue in Shanghai

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 11 Oct 2024

John Eastwood 11 Oct 2024

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Djokovic has won all 9 matches against Fritz
Can the Serbian make it 10 straight in Shanghai?
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Novak Djokovic has won all 9 matches against Taylor Fritz (Getty)

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Novak Djokovic is 9-0 against Taylor Fritz and chasing his 100th ATP Tour title. I am backing the Serbian to continue his dominance over Fritz in Shanghai.

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Stats

Novak Djokovic has won 18 of his last 20 matches.
Novak Djokovic is 9-0 against Taylor Fritz.
Taylor Fritz is 8-23 against Top 5 players.

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Novak Djokovic is 9-0 against Taylor Fritz with the last five victories coming on hard courts.

They last met at the 2024 Australian Open, Djokovic winning 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic Stats

Nationality: Serbia

Age: 37 (22 May 1987)

Height: 6'2" (1.88m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 4

Career High: 1 (July 2011)

ATP Tour Titles: 99

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 24 (10 Australian Open, 3 Wimbledon, 7 Wimbledon, 4 US Open)

Shanghai Masters Best Result: Winner (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)

Novak Djokovic Form

Novak Djokovic is 36-8 this year, knocked out in the semi-finals at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo Masters and Geneva Open. He injured his knee at the French Open, returning at Wimbledon where he lost against Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

The World No.2 got some revenge on clay at the Olympics, beating Alcaraz 7-6 7-6 in the final to claim the gold medal. He lost to Alexei Popyrin in the US Open third round and thrashed Ioannis Xilas 6-0 6-1 at the Davis Cup.

The Serbian won in straight sets in his opening three matches in Shanghai, beating Alex Michelsen 7-6 7-6, Flavio Cobolli 6-1 6-2 and Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-2. He had a slow start in the quarter-finals before coming home to beat Jakub Mensik 6-7 6-1 6-4.

Taylor Fritz Stats

Nationality: United States

Age: 26 (28 October 1997)

Height: 6'5" (1.96m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 7

Career High: 5 (February 2023)

ATP Tour Titles: 8

2024 ATP Tour Titles: 2

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Shanghai Masters Best Result: Third Round (2023)

Taylor Fritz Form

Taylor Fritz is 49-19 this year, winning titles at Delray Beach and Eastbourne. He was below his best on returning to the North American hard court swing, beaten early in Montreal and Cincinnati.

The 26-year-old rapidly improved at the US Open, beating Matteo Berrettini, Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe on his way to the final. He couldn’t stick with Jannik Sinner in the final, going down in straight sets.

The American beat Zverev 6-4 7-5 at the Laver Cup before a 6-2 7-5 loss against Carlos Alcaraz. He lost 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Arthur Fils in his opening match in Tokyo.

Fritz hasn’t lost a set in Shanghai, defeating Terence Atmane 7-6 7-6, Yosuke Watanuki 6-3 6-4, Holger Rune 6-1 6-2 and David Goffin 6-3 6-4.

Verdict

Novak Djokovic v Taylor Fritz

Novak Djokovic has won all nine matches against Taylor Fritz and favoured to make it 10 straight in Shanghai. I am backing the Serbian to win the semi-final in 3 sets.

Novak Djokovic Win 2-1

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