

What Time Will Taylor Fritz Play Against Denis Shapovalov?
Fritz and Shapovalov are on the Day 6 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Monday 24 March 2025. 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, Denis Shapovalov holds a 6-4 advantage over Taylor Fritz. They have faced each other multiple times in various tournaments.
In the 18 Delray Beach tournament, on a hard court, Shapovalov defeated Fritz in the quarterfinals with a score of 7-5 6-4. They met again in the 19 Davis Cup Finals on a hard court, where Shapovalov emerged victorious in the round-robin stage with a score of 7-6(6) 6-3.
Their most recent encounter was at the 2025 Dallas tournament, where Fritz and Shapovalov played in the second round. Shapovalov managed to secure the win after a tough battle, winning 2-6 6-3 7-6(2).
Analyzing their performance in the Dallas match, return of serve proved to be the difference maker in sets 2 and 3. Shapovalov had a higher percentage of returns in compared to Fritz, both on first and second serves. Fritz struggled with his 1st Serve Returns, landing short of the service line more frequently than Shapovalov.
Taylor Fritz, aged 27 and currently ranked World No. 4, reached his career-high ranking in November 2024. He became the first American man since Blake in 2006 to play in the Nitto ATP Finals championship match and finish inside the Top 5 of the year-end rankings. At the 2024 US Open, he became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam final since 2009, defeating several higher-ranked opponents along the way. Fritz has had success in doubles as well, winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s doubles event.
Denis Shapovalov, aged 25 and ranked World No. 28, made history as the first Canadian US Open men’s singles quarter-finalist in 2020. He also joined Raonic as the second Canadian man to break into the Top 10. Shapovalov reached his career-high ranking of No. 10. He has had notable achievements, such as reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 Montreal ATP Masters 1000 at the age of 18, becoming the youngest semi-finalist in series history. Shapovalov has had significant wins over higher-ranked players, including a victory against Nadal.
In their upcoming match in Miami, Fritz will be aiming to secure his third Top 30 win of the season. Shapovalov, on the other hand, is looking for his first Top 10 win at an ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam event since his victory over Nadal in 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Rome. This will be their third meeting in Miami, where both players have had previous successes.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Fritz will win.
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