

What Time Will Taylor Fritz Play Against Borna Coric?
Fritz and Coric are on the Day 5 Schedule at United Cup 2025 on 31 December 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Head-to-head: Taylor Fritz (USA) and Borna Coric (CRO) have faced each other four times, with Coric leading the series 4-0. Here are the details of their previous matchups:
1. 2020 Roland Garros (France)
– Surface: Clay
– Round: Round of 128
– Result: Borna Coric defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-1 6-3
2. 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.)
– Surface: Hard
– Round: Round of 16
– Result: Borna Coric defeated Taylor Fritz 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4
3. 2019 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)
– Surface: Grass
– Round: Round of 16
– Result: Borna Coric defeated Taylor Fritz 4-6 6-3 6-3
Cori Gauff
Jasmine Paolini
Jessika Ponchet
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Elina Svitolina
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jessica Pegula
Carlos Alcaraz
Alex De Minaur
Francisco Cerundolo
David Goffin
Jelena Ostapenko
Iga Swiatek
Aryna Sabalenka
Elise Mertens
Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Fabian Marozsan
Zizou Bergs
Moyuka Uchijima
Olga Danilovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Arthur Fils
Karen Khachanov
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
4. 2020 Vienna (Austria)
– Surface: Hard
– Round: Round of 32
– Result: Borna Coric defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4
Now let’s take a closer look at each player’s individual achievements and career highlights:
Taylor Fritz:
– Age: 27
– Current rank: World No. 4 (career-high)
– 2024 season: 53-23 record with 2 titles
– Career record: 284-190 with 7 titles
– In November 2024, Fritz reached a career-high ranking of No. 4, becoming the first American man since Blake in 2006 to play in the Nitto ATP Finals championship match and finish inside the Top 5 on the year-end rankings.
– At the 2024 US Open, he became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since 2009. He achieved this by defeating No. 8 Ruud in the fourth round, No. 4 Zverev in the quarterfinals, and No. 20 Tiafoe in an all-American semifinal.
– In 2022, Fritz defeated No. 2 Nadal in the Nitto ATP Finals semifinals, having previously beaten him in the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final. This victory made him the first American men’s champion at that event since Agassi in 2001.
– He reached his first Grand Slam fourth round at the 2022 Australian Open and his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2022 Wimbledon, despite entering the season with a 0-7 record in Grand Slam third round matches.
– As an 18-year-old wildcard, Fritz reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2016 Memphis, becoming the youngest American finalist since the start of the ATP Tour in 1990.
– Fritz has also had success in team events, clinching the inaugural United Cup for Team USA in 2023, helping Team World win the Laver Cup in 2022 and 2023, and capturing a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in men’s doubles with Paul.
Borna Coric:
– Age: 28
– Current rank: World No. 90
– Career-high ranking: No. 12
– 2024 season: 12-19 record (reached Montpellier final)
– Career record: 223-194 with 3 titles
– Coric has achieved 11 wins against Top 5 players and ended 2018 with a career-high ranking of No. 12. In 2015, he became the youngest player in the Top 50, and in 2014, he was the youngest player in the Top 100.
– As the world No. 152, Coric caused an upset by defeating No. 3 Nadal en route to winning the 2022 Cincinnati title. He became the lowest-ranked champion in the history of the tournament and ATP Masters 1000 series.
– He also defeated Federer to win the 2018 Halle title, ending Federer’s run as World No. 1 and becoming the youngest champion in the tournament’s history at the age of 21.
– Coric saved 5 match points against Kohlschreiber to win his first ATP Tour title at the 2017 Marrakech. He also saved 6 match points against Tsitsipas en route to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2020 US Open.
– He helped Croatia capture the 2018 Davis Cup, but missed 12 months from March 2021 to March 2022, including the Davis Cup Finals, due to a right shoulder injury.
– In terms of his performance at the United Cup, Coric has a 4-2 singles record at the event. He achieved a win over No. 29 Auger-Aliassime with a score of 0-6 6-4 6-4, which was Croatia’s only win against Canada.
– The 28-year-old has a record of 11-25 against Top 5 players and is aiming for his first win since defeating No. 5 Tsitsipas at the 2022 Vienna. He also seeks to record back-to-back wins above the ATP 250 level for the first time since the 2023 Roland Garros.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Fritz will win.
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