Taylor Fritz vs Novak Djokovic Prediction: Expect the Serbian player to win

In the quarter finals of the Cincinnati Masters, world No. 9 Taylor Fritz will face ATP No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Bookmakers are on the Serbian's side in the pairing, despite the fact that the American has a clear advantage in terms of match practice.

The match against Lajovic was not completed; the Serb withdrew from the game and the tournament with a score of 5:0 in favor of Fritz in the first game. In five games, Fritz managed to serve three times with zero double faults, winning 100% of points on his first and 100% on his second serve. Fritz has the same statistics on serve. Before the match against Lajovic, Taylor knocked out Czech Lehecka and Italian Sonego. Before the Cincinnati Masters, Fritz won a tournament in Atlanta and played four matches in Washington and two in Toronto.

For the Serbian, the Cincinnati Masters is his first hard-court tournament after the grass part of the tournament. In the second round, Djokovic faced Spaniard Davidovic Fokina, and that match was not finished; he dropped after the first game citing injury. In the third round, Novak beat Frenchman Monfils 6:3, 6:2 in an hour and 9 minutes. During the match against Gael Novak, he served once with three double faults and won 81% of points on the first serve and 63% on the second serve.

The match against Monfils showed that Djokovic's tone is in good order, and the month-long break after Wimbledon did not affect the Balkan in any way. Taylor is also in form, but Fritz is a very comfortable opponent for Djokovic, and we highly doubt that the American will be able to compete with the world number two in Saturday's match. We bet on a fast-paced match and an easy win for Djokovic over the world number nine.