Tennis Prediction Taylor Fritz vs Ben Shelton: Halle

Halle 🇩🇪

• Even though the duel promises to be extremely tight, it is Taylor Fritz who has made the best impression on me since the beginning of the week.

• Today we find the rematch of the Stuttgart final won by Ben Shelton a few days ago, and I think Fritz has a very good opportunity to even the score.

• Since his arrival in Halle, the American has displayed an extremely solid level of play.

• His serve is working wonderfully and his statistics are simply impressive.

• He is turning at around 84% of points won behind his first serve since the start of the week, compared to around 82% for Shelton.

• Behind the second serve, the gap is even more interesting with 58% of points won for Fritz against 50% for his compatriot.

• In such a tight matchup, this kind of detail can make all the difference.

• What I especially like is the quality of serve displayed by Fritz in Halle.

• In his last match, he won 94% of the points played behind his first serve, an absolutely monstrous figure that perfectly illustrates his current level of confidence.

• The playing conditions remain extremely fast this week and in this type of environment, Fritz is probably one of the most difficult players to break on the circuit.

• His serve +1 scheme works perfectly and often allows him to immediately take control of the exchange.

• On the other side, Ben Shelton remains an obviously formidable opponent.

• He comes with a lot of confidence after his title in Stuttgart and a streak of six consecutive wins.

• But I still think his average level this week is slightly lower than that of Fritz.

• Shelton had to fight harder to get out of several complicated situations, while Fritz gives the impression of being much more in control of his matches.

• And even during their final in Stuttgart, the match was decided by just a few points.

• We are clearly dealing with two players very close in level on grass.

• In this context, I want to trust the player who seems the most solid in the serve statistics and the most consistent since the start of the tournament.

• Fritz defends better, returns slightly better and above all seems more stable in the management of the important moments.

• I expect a very tight match, probably with one or more tie-breaks.

• But if one of the two is to prevail today, I feel it will be Taylor Fritz.