2024 US Open 2R: Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs [12] Taylor Fritz (USA)

[Aabye5]

Former US Open semifinalist vs former US Open quarterfinalist. Fritz leads the h2h 3-0.

Does Berrettini have a chance to make this interesting or will Fritz be in cruise control?

 

[Hitman]

This should be a very good match.

 

[Nostradamus]

Should go 6 hours and 45 minutes til 5 am tomorrow

 

[fedfan24]

Fritz in 4

 

[fedfan24]

Early break for Fritz! He looks sharper out there, berretini possibly not at 100%.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Berrettini's big serve is just nowhere to be found today.

Serving at just 45% first serve percentage.

Meanwhile Fritz held to love 3 times in the first set, Matteo won just 2 points on Fritz's serve in set 1.

Fritz up 6-3.

 

[timmyy]

This should be a very good match.

Why

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Why

On paper it looked a blockbuster match. Two big names in the 2R - Former Wimbledon finalist and former top 10 player Berrettini against former top 10 and current #12 Fritz.

Matteo won back to back titles in July, Fritz made the Wimbledon QF.

But it has been rather lacklustre unfortunately.

 

[timmyy]

On paper it looked a blockbuster match.

3-0 h2h

 

[Aussie Darcy]

3-0 h2h

When you look at those names on paper you'd tip a much better match than some other 2R matches here like Popyrin v Martinez or Nakashima v Cazaux.

 

[timmyy]

**yawn**

 

[optic yellow]

On paper it looked a blockbuster match. Two big names in the 2R - Former Wimbledon finalist and former top 10 player Berrettini against former top 10 and current #12 Fritz.

Matteo won back to back titles in July, Fritz made the Wimbledon QF.

But it has been rather lacklustre unfortunately.

Fritz plays like a standard uncreative emerican and Berrettini has no BH why would we expect anything from this?