Taylor Fritz vs Alexei PopyrinGeneva Round of 16

Geneva · ATP · Round of 16
#9ATP
1909ELO
1761Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
0 — 2
Sets
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·
clay
#128ATP
1741ELO
1727Clay ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLLLL
Fritz T.
4-6 4-6
Popyrin A.
Fritz T.
440
Popyrin A.
662

Alexei Popyrin defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the Geneva round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #9, defending last year's quarter-final. Alexei Popyrin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alexei Popyrin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR64hardAlexei Popyrin6-7 7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2
2022-08-01WashingtonR32hardTaylor Fritz6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
Return points won·Even
33%
31%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
10.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
77
49
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Dominant
36
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
71
82

Fritz T.: played today · 3 matches, 57 games (7d) · Popyrin A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw