Taylor Fritz vs Alex De Minaur — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
USA20#9ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
AUS29#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Fritz T.3-6 6-4 7-6
De Minaur A.
Fritz T.
3672
De Minaur A.
6461
Taylor Fritz defeated Alex De Minaur 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 16, but Taylor Fritz had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard. Taylor Fritz narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Fritz dropped the opening set before beating Alex De Minaur 3–6 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
3–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-09 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2024-11-11 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Taylor Fritz | 5-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-01-01 | United Cup | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2023-08-07 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Alex De Minaur | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2022-06-20 | Eastbourne | SF | grass | Taylor Fritz | 6-1 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 6-2 1-6 6-4 |
| 2019-10-21 | Basel | R16 | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019-07-22 | Atlanta | F | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2018-11-05 | NextGen Finals | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 4-3 4-1 4-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
77
94
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
36
97
Deciding sets·Even
97
95
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
78
72
Fritz T.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d) · De Minaur A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast