Both players recently met in the semifinal of the Eastbourne Open.
World No. 5, Taylor Fritz will take on the 26th-seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the high-voltage third round matchup of the 2025 Wimbledon championship. It will be one of the biggest clashes of the day as it will be played on the centre court. The US No. 1 overcame Gabriel Diallo in the five-set thriller second-round match, while Fokina got better of Zandschulp to reach the round of 32.
Taylor Fritz survived the scare in the previous game as he edged out Gabriel Diallo in a five-set encounter. He has been involved in back-to-back five-set thrillers. The US No. 1 entered the Wimbledon championship after securing titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne. With a dominating 10-1 record on grass court this season, Fritz is looking to make a deep run in the Wimbledon. Last year, the American ace had a quarterfinal run in the Wimbledon. Taylor Fritz failed to reach the fourth round of the previous two Grand Slams this year but now, he is one win away to cross the line.
Call him Taylor the giant slayer 🤺
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 2, 2025
Fritz pulls off back-to-back five-set wins over 6′8″ opponents 😅#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/SBNuUAecUW
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is coming off a four-set thriller against van de Zandschulp. The Spaniard made an improvement in the Wimbledon over the last four years. Davidovich Fokina is one victory away to reach career-best fourth round. The 26-year-old recently defeated Auger-Aliassime and Mensik in Australian Open this year. It means, Taylor Fritz cannot take him lightly despite having a better ranking. Fokina reached the semifinals in Monte Carlos Masters and had a run to the Finals at Delray Beach. This year, he also defeated Fritz in a tiebreak double at Delray Beach but the US No. 1 avenged the loss in June.
After wasting a match point under the moonlight last night, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina avoids a fifth setter by winning the tie-break to defeat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5). Big celebration in the end. Fair to say he prefers the sun! pic.twitter.com/tbp6hyNHBh
— Gaspar Ribeiro Lança (@gasparlanca) July 3, 2025
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina holds the 3-2 record over Taylor Fritz in the ATP H2H meetings. The US No. 1 had the most recent victory in the Eastbourne semifinals, while Davidovich Fokina prevailed in the Delray Beach quarterfinals in the same year. It will be the second grass-court and first Grand Slam meeting between two.
| Year | Event | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastbourne | Semifinal | Taylor Fritz | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 2025 | Delray Beach | Quarterfinal | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 7-6(4), 7-6(5) |
| 2022 | ATP Masters 1000 Paris | Round of 64 | Taylor Fritz | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 2022 | ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo | Quarterfinal | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2019 | Estoril | Round of 32 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 7-6(3), 6-4 |
| Taylor Fritz | Category | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
| 5 | Current Ranking | 27 |
| 310-201 | Career W-L | 140–134 |
| 26-11 | YTD W-L | 28-15 |
| 10 | Career Titles | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 2 | YTD Titles | 0 |
Taylor Fritz and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina are two best players to involve in the most five-set battles since the start of 2020. Both players have the ability to handle pressure points and tiebreaks far better than before. Fritz recently won the Eastbourne title and his grass-court form is a key factor for the big matchups. However, Fokina showed the character during the AO 2025 when he outclassed the top-10 players. If the match goes in the final set, it would be battle of nerves considering their records in five-set encounters.
Prediction: Taylor Fritz to win in four sets.
At 1/3, Fritz is the clear favorite, with ongoing form and recent grass-court success. Fokina, priced at 13/5, is an underdog player but will need to exceed expectations to pull off a victory.
Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:
Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):
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