Hubert Hurkacz vs Taylor Fritz — United Cup Semi-final
United Cup · ATP · Semi-final
POL9#69ATP
1798ELO
1727Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
USA1#9ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hurkacz H.7-6 7-6
Fritz T.
Hurkacz H.
772
Fritz T.
660
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 7-6 in the United Cup semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Hubert Hurkacz narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Hubert Hurkacz won all two sets in tiebreaks against Taylor Fritz.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | Geneva | QF | clay | Hubert Hurkacz | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2025-01-05 | United Cup | F | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) |
| 2024-12-27 | United Cup | F | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 5-7 7-6 |
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | SF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2019-08-05 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Hubert Hurkacz | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
72%
Return points won·Even
34%
33%
Break points saved·Even
68%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
14.6
16.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
77
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Clear edge
16
36
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
97
Tiebreaks·Even
95
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
79
71
Hurkacz H.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d) · Fritz T.: played today · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast