Tennis
2026-07-02 - Taylor Fritz vs Patrick Kypson
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
Tennis : Wimbledon Second Round
Thursday 2nd July 2026 - Scheduled 11am (British Time)
Preview
This is a big spread for a player to cover when they have struggled on the return side of their tennis and especially on the grass courts.
However, World Number 7 Taylor Fritz is a pretty comfortable player on the surface and he should be able to get the better of compatriot Patrick Kypson who has limited grass court experience and who did not play a competitive tournament prior to Wimbledon getting underway. Patrick Kypson beat Mackenzie McDonald in the First Round, but this is a huge step up in terms of level with McDonald out at World Number 145 and Taylor Fritz in the top ten.
Earlier this year, Patrick Kypson reached the top 100 of the World Rankings, but he has dropped back out of those positions and it will be a challenge to put together the kind of results to see him earn a direct spot in the US Open in August. The First Round win is a big boost, but Kypson is going to be under pressure to serve well in this match against Taylor Fritz who reached the Final in Stuttgart and Halle, albeit coming up short in both.
Taylor Fritz has also reached the Quarter Final in three of the last four years at Wimbledon and broke through to reach the Semi Final in 2025.
Skipping out of the clay court season may have given Taylor Fritz time to get up to full health and he was pretty happy with his First Round performance. Reaching the Final has to be the aim in the half of the draw opposite both Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner and especially with Ben Shelton also eliminated, but Fritz is going to be keen to just show how much he is focused on the task at hand.
The Patrick Kypson serve can be dangerous and it will make for a competitive set or two, but Taylor Fritz may eventually use his own serve to keep the pressure on the younger American and that could see things just run away from Patrick Kypson when all is said and done.
Prediction
Lay the games with the higher Ranked of these two American compatriots as they look to secure a match at Wimbledon on Independence Day on Saturday.
The Pick :
Taylor Fritz 3-0 Patrick Kypson
