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Taylor Fritz vs Alex Michelsen — Prediction

ATP Hard Cincinnati · 2. round 20:00

Predicted probability

Taylor Fritz

USA

56.08%

Alex Michelsen

USA

43.92%

Average Odds

1.57  /  2.38

Market probability

60.25%  /  39.75%

Why This Prediction?

Taylor Fritz is the favorite because he has a stronger serve (72.7% vs 65.4% of service points won), a higher Elo rating (1929 vs 1849) and a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1867 vs 1825).

Player Comparison

1929.1 Elo 1848.9
1866.6 Elo (surface) 1825.3
392 Wins 100
271 Wins (surface) 72
12 Last 15 form 9
1 Head-to-head wins 2
1.290 Dominance ratio 1.106
8 Rank 42
28.8 Age 22.0
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Taylor Fritz

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 11W–3L · 78.6%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 6W–3L · 66.7%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

24 matches with market odds since 2026-05-24.

Alex Michelsen

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 8W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 9W–3L · 75.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–3L · 25.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–1L · 0.0%

25 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Taylor Fritz Alex Michelsen

1st Serve In %

61.5%
58.7%

1st Serve Points Won %

80.5%
75.0%

2nd Serve Points Won %

48.0%
51.7%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

27.5%
27.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

50.6%
52.3%

Aces per Service Game

0.75
0.54

Double Faults per Service Game

0.23
0.34

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

64.6%
58.4%

1st Serve Points Won %

80.8%
69.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

55.6%
56.4%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

30.5%
29.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

49.8%
48.8%

Aces per Service Game

0.88
0.41

Double Faults per Service Game

0.17
0.27

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Taylor Fritz Alex Michelsen

Break Points Saved %

65.0%
67.1%

Break Points Converted %

35.7%
43.4%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

74.4%
55.0%

Break Points Converted %

42.4%
56.9%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Taylor Fritz 12 Alex Michelsen

Hard Cincinnati · 2026-08-16
6-3 6-4
7 Aces 4
6 Double Faults 8
71 Service Points 60
38 First Serve In 37
31 First Serve Won 25
14 Second Serve Won 8
1 Break Points Saved 3
2 Break Points Faced 6
25 Winners 13
30 Unforced Errors 31
1.6 Average Odds 2.4
Hard Washington · 2026-07-31
6-1 3-6 7-6
15 Aces 5
3 Double Faults 7
85 Service Points 91
51 First Serve In 56
43 First Serve Won 41
17 Second Serve Won 15
8 Break Points Saved 3
10 Break Points Faced 6
30 Winners 22
35 Unforced Errors 33
1.4 Average Odds 2.8
Hard Indian Wells Masters · 2026-03-04
6-4 7-6(6)
9 Aces 12
1 Double Faults 0
78 Service Points 77
55 First Serve In 54
40 First Serve Won 39
13 Second Serve Won 9
7 Break Points Saved 7
8 Break Points Faced 9
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Geneva · 2024-05-20
6-4 4-6 7-5
2 Aces 10
2 Double Faults 3
95 Service Points 118
70 First Serve In 67
44 First Serve Won 42
15 Second Serve Won 22
4 Break Points Saved 8
8 Break Points Faced 13
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Taylor Fritz — Last 10

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Alex Michelsen — Last 10

L W W W W L W L W W