ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Taylor Fritz, Andy Murray, Frances Tiafoe and Juncheng Shang are going to compete on Friday at the Citi Open on STADIUM.

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Taylor Fritz vs. Andy Murray

Head to head 1-0 for Fritz

Taylor Fritz will take on Andy Murray in the 3^rd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on STADIUM.

Taylor Fritz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, the American got to the 3^rd round after defeating Zachary Svajda 6-3 6-3.

Taylor has a 39-16 win-loss record in 2023, 23-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was conquering the title in Australia where he overcame Matteo Berrettini in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(6) and in Delray Beach where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the final 6-0 5-7 6-2 and in Atlanta where he beat Aleksandar Vukic in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4.

Last year in Washington The American got to the 3^rd round in 2022 in Washington before retiring against Daniel Evans.

Andy Murray: ranking and results

Ranked no. 44, Andy reached the 3^rd round after defeating Brandon Nakashima 7-6⁵ 6-4.

Andy has a 25-11 win-loss record in 2023, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Brit’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Doha, the Aix En Provence Challenger, the Surbiton Challenger and the Nottingham Challenger.

Last year in Washington The Brit lost in the 1^st round 7-6(8) 4-6 6-1 to Mikael Ymer.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Taylor Fritz and Andy Murray square off. Their current record is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Fritz won 6-1 6-3 in the 1^st round in Montreal back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taylor Fritz who should win in 2 sets.

(image) As per the initial odds, Taylor Fritz is the pick to win this match.
Taylor Fritz -> 1.37
Andy Murray -> 3.1

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Frances Tiafoe vs. Juncheng Shang

Head to head 1-0 for Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe will compete against Juncheng Shang in the 3^rd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM.

Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10 (career high), Francis got to the 3^rd round after defeating Aslan Karatsev 7-6⁵ 7-6⁵.

Francis has a 31-11 win-loss record in 2023, 15-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-2 0-0 ret. and in Houston where he defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6) and in Stuttgart where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8).

Last year in Washington The American capitulated in the quarter 6-7(5) 7-6(12) 6-2 to Nick Kyrgios.

Juncheng Shang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 149 (career high), the Chinese reached the 3^rd round after beating Gage Brymer 6-3 6-2, Thai Kwiatkowski 7-6⁵ 6-2, Emilio Gomez 6-3 6-3 and Ben Shelton 6-2 3-6 6-3.

Juncheng has a 25-15 win-loss record in 2023, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Juncheng’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Chicago Challenger.

Last year in Washington Shang didn’t play in Washington in 2022.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Frances Tiafoe and Juncheng Shang square off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Tiafoe won 6-4 6-4 6-1 in the 2^nd round in Australian open back in January 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 2 sets.

(image) As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.285
Juncheng Shang -> 3.64

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Citi Open

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jeff WolfWolf – Michael MmohMmoh (6-4 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Citi Open

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Ugo HumbertHumbert (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher EubanksEubanks – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Andy MurrayMurray (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Gael MonfilsMonfils (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H – Prediction