Dominic Stricker vs Taylor Fritz Prediction: The American is listed as a notable favorite

The next opponent of Taylor Fritz, world No. 9, at the Grand Slam in New York will be Swiss qualifier Dominik Stricker, world No. 128. The guys have not crossed paths in the Tour before, and the American is listed as a notable favorite in the pairing.

For Stricker, the upcoming match will be his seventh at the U.S. Open. Before the main draw, the world No. 128 qualified by knocking out Galarneau, Llamas Ruiz, and Tirante. He has already played three matches in the main draw, knocking out Popyrin, Tsitsipas, and Bonzi. It should be noted that all matches in the main draw with Stricker were long; the last two against the Greek and the Frenchman were five sets.

Taylor is on his way to the U.S. Open, having not lost a set so far and knocking out his compatriot Johnson, Peru's Varillas, and Czech Menszyk. The match against Menszyk lasted only an hour and 27 minutes, and Fritz won it 6:1, 6:2, 6:0. During the game, the American served ten times with one double fault and won 91% of points on the first serve and 60% on the second serve.

Stricker is doing great; the guy managed to pass a difficult qualification of the Grand Slam in the main draw to knock out the top Greek and eventually reach the tournament's fourth round. However, we believe that Stricker has no chance to beat Taylor Fritz. Let's start with the fact that Dominic has already played six matches at the tournament, two of which were 5-set matches. That's a lot of pressure, you have to admit. On the other hand, Taylor is fresh and hot, with three wins in three matches and not a single lost set. Fritz has a quarterfinal meeting with Djokovic on the net, and Taylor needs to keep his tone and freshness before the match against the main favorite of the tournament; for this reason, the American will try to achieve on Monday, not just a victory, but a smashing victory.