Taylor Fritz Faces Matteo Berrettini in the Second Round | TC Live
Published: Aug 27, 2024
Duration: 00:01:57
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FEEL PICKS. OKAY >> THAT'S THAT'S FANTASTIC. LISTEN, THE NEXT MATCH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, JOHN COULD BE THE BEST SECOND ROUND MATCH ON EITHER SIDE. TAYLOR FRITZ MATTEO BERRETTINI FRITZ HAS NEVER LOST TO BERRETTINI. HEAD TO HEAD. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SERVING. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HOLDING. WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE HERE? >> I THINK BEST OF FIVE REALLY WORKS TO TAYLOR'S ADVANTAGE. BERRETTINI HAS HAD A VERY NICE SUMMER, WON A PAIR OF TITLES. HE'S PLAYED WELL ON THE HARD COURTS. I MEAN, THIS IS A DANGER DANGER PLAYER WHO HASN'T BEEN SEEN. I MEAN, BERRETTINI HAS REACHED THE SEMIFINALS MULTIPLE TIMES AND TAYLOR FRITZ HAS YET TO MAKE A MAJOR SEMIFINAL. I JUST THINK TAYLOR FRITZ MAY WEAR HIM DOWN IN LIKE THE LAST HOUR OF THE MATCH. I'M NOT SURE IF BERRETTINI IS QUITE READY FOR I MEAN IT'S NOT IT'S NOT COOL OUT TODAY. A HOT FIVE SETTER EDGED TO TAYLOR FRITZ. BUT YEAH, THIS IS A TOUGH DRAW FOR BOTH OF US. IT'S A WIN FOR THE FANS AND A LOSS FOR BOTH PLAYERS BECAUSE THAT'S A TOUGH SECOND ROUND FOR BOTH OF THEM. >> WHY? WHY DO YOU THINK TAYLOR HAS OWNED THIS MATCH UP. >> YOU KNOW I THINK OBVIOUSLY SURFACE MATTERS. YOU LOOK AT WHERE THEY'VE PLAYED I THINK THE LAST TIME WAS UNITED CUP. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION I THINK BEST OF FIVE DOES THROW A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC INTO THE MIX. BUT I STILL GIVE TAYLOR FRITZ THE EDGE. I THINK HE CAN SERVE. HE CAN GO TOE TO TOE WITH BERRETTINI IN THAT DEPARTMENT. I THINK HE RETURNS BETTER AND AT TIMES FRITZ CAN JUST BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THOSE RETURN DEPARTMENTS VERSUS BERRETTINI OFF BOTH SIDES. SO I THINK THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM IN THE MATCHUP. BUT I MEAN ALL BETS ARE OFF WITH THIS SPEED HERE OF THIS US OPEN COURT, BOTH ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE HITTERS. >> AND WHEN THEY'RE PLAYING WELL THEY CAN FIRE JUST ABOUT ANYONE OFF THE COURT. BUT I THINK TWO BIG ELEMENTS FOR TAYLOR. HE AS YOU SAID, HE DOES RETURN BETTER. I THINK HE'S GOT A BETTER BACKHAND. AND I THINK HE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF A PROBLEM SOLVER OUT THERE. BERRETTINI COMES YOU KNOW HE BRINGS THE HAMMER WHEN IT'S WORKING GREAT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT WHEN IT'S NOT FIRING I FEEL LIKE TAYLOR HAS A BETTER WAY OF SOLVING HIS WAY THROUGH. >> SOME ISSUES CAN ALSO ATTACK THE BACKHAND. T