Australian Open Prediction: Taylor Fritz vs Lorenzo Musetti
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The Line: Betting Odds: Taylor Fritz -142 / Lorenzo Musetti +105
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Taylor Fritz is coming off a four-set win over former champion Stan Wawrinka. The match took 41 games to decide. Fritz prevailed 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 45 minutes. That was Wawrinka’s final match at the Australian Open, having confirmed that 2026 will be his final season on tour. Fritz hit 59 winners and 42 unforced errors in an attacking display. He hammered 30 aces and only accumulated one double fault. Fritz landed 70% of first serves in play and won 85% of first serve points (71/84). Fritz won 50% of second serve points (18/36) and saved five of seven break points in the match.
Before this, Fritz took Valentin Royer and Vit Kopriva. He returns to the round of 16 in Melbourne for the first time since 2024, when he made the quarterfinals and lost to Novak Djokovic. And it will be Djokovic that awaits there after the Serbian received a walkover in the fourth round. But will Fritz get the better of Lorenzo Musetti?
Lorenzo Musetti has put together his best run at the Australian Open this year by reaching the fourth round. Musetti outlasted an in-form Tomas Machac in the last round. Musetti led two sets to one, but needed to win in five after Machac broke his serve in the 12th game of the fourth set to level the match. Musetti had the energy to overpower the Czech and win the match 6-2 in the fifth set.
In the victory, Musetti hit 55 winners and 53 unforced errors. He fired 10 aces and accounted for 5 double faults. Musetti landed 56% of first serves in play and won 73% of first serve points (63/86). Musetti won 49% of second serve points (33/67) and saved 10 of 15 break points. Musetti had beaten Raphael Collignon (retirement) and countryman Lorenzo Sonego before this.