The fact that Nikoloz Basilashvili and Taylor Fritz encountered each other in the semi -finals was a huge surprise of the tournament when a player was the seed No. 29, the other was the seed No. 31.
Taylor Fritz has an advantage in this match as the host player. In addition, he also won against rival Georgia. The two sides met 3 times in the past and Fritz won 2 matches. The last time encountered, Fritz won the Dubai in 2021.
Basilashvili won 33 matches in the 2021 season, including 17 victories on the outdoor hard yard. And Fritz is almost a hard -pitch expert when winning 26 matches in 2021, up to 20 matches on this field.
Basilashvili has just won Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals after 3 games, and Taylor Fritz also surpassed Zverev for a similar period of time. But in this tournament, Basilashvili played 1 hour more than the opponent (7 hours 41 minutes compared to 6 hours 41 minutes). Therefore, Basilashvili's physical problem is quite serious.
Predict, Taylor Fritz won in 3 games.
Basilashvili vs Fritz
– Tournament: Indian Wells Masters
– Category: ATP 1000
– The yard: hard – outdoors
– Time: 04h50 today 17/10
– Location: Indian Wells, California, USA.
– Broadcast channel: TTTV HD
