Tennis
2025-09-02 - Novak Djokovic vs Taylor Fritz
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
Tennis: US Open Quarter Final
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Scheduled 9pm
2am (British Time)
Preview
Ten matches have been played between Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz on the professional Tour and it is Djokovic who has won every one of those previous matches.
The four time former US Open Champion may not be as beloved as some of his peers in Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and that can mean facing some hostile crowds.
It would be a real surprise if Novak Djokovic was going to be enjoying even half of the crowd supporting him for this US Open Quarter Final against the top Ranked American player.
Taylor Fritz finished as Runner Up here in New York City twelve months ago, and he remains one of the top performers on the hard courts. A Quarter Final defeat in Washington was followed by a Semi Final and Fourth Round run at the Masters, but Taylor Fritz is going to have focused on finding a way to win a Major and ensuring he peaks at the right time.
The head to head has to give Taylor Fritz pause for thought- losing all of those matches against Novak Djokovic is a factor that is hard to shift, while Taylor Fritz has lost Grand Slam matches to the former World Number 1 at both the Australian Open (twice) and US Open.
Losing here to Novak Djokovic would have really hurt Taylor Fritz two years ago, especially in the manner it happened.
He has simply not been able to compete with Novak Djokovic as well as he would have liked and it is tough to see how that changes.
There is room for improvement in the Novak Djokovic game and he is going to need that against Taylor Fritz in the form the home player is producing.
However, it is tough to know what Taylor Fritz is going to do in order to change the current tide that Novak Djokovic has built up against him.
Since their match at the Australian Open in 2021, Novak Djokovic has dominated the head to head and the former World Number 1 should have enough in the tank to find a way to secure a solid win in this one.
Prediction
Lay the games with the former World Number 1 as he looks to continue his dominance over the top American player on the ATP Tour.
The Pick :
Novak Djokovic 3-1 Taylor Fritz
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Novak Djokovic - 2.5 Games at 1.83 with Bet365
