Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are on a collision course for the semi -final in the bottom half of the Toronto masters. Stand in the way on Tuesday, however, Andrey Rublev and Alex are the Minaur.
(6) Andrey Rublev versus (2) Taylor Fritz
Fritz is currently on an absolute role and has certainly settled as the third favorite at the US Open – the favorite among everyone else outside Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. The American in the fourth ranking went to the semi-finals of Wimbledon (lost to Alcaraz in a fourth set of Tiebreker) and he is so far 5-1 in North American hard courts. Fritz lost a three -hour marathon against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals of Washington, but was reflected to reach the same phase of the National Bank with victories over Roberto Carballes Baena, Gabriel Diallo and Jiri Lehecka.
The next for the number 2 seed on Tuesday is a 10th meeting with Rublev, which follows the head-to-head series 5-4. The Russian won their most recent competition on the way to the Madrid Masters-Title 2024, but Fritz has won their last four hard encounters (two outdoors, two indoors). Although the 2025 campaign has usually been a struggle for Rublev, he did well in Toronto to beat Hugo Gaston, Lorenzo Sonego and Davidovich Fokina (the last via third set of pension). Fritz now plays at a great level from the back of the court, so it is difficult to see that a more whimsical Rublev can keep track of the consistency department. Lehecka pushed Fritz to a third set of Tiebreker in a competition with zero service pauses, but Rublev does not have the service that imitates the impressive efforts of the Czech.
Pick: Fritz in 2
(9) Alex de Minaura vs. (4) Ben Shelton
The Minaur and Shelton will be on the head of their career for the first time on Tuesday. It has already been an eventful hard-court summer for both boys. The Minaur conquered his 10th ATP title in Washington, where Shelton ran to the semi -final before he lost Davidovich Fokina. Both players come from three Setters in Toronto on Sunday; The Minaur resisted Frances Tiafoe before Shelton Flavio Cobolli survived in a controversial thriller that ended in a third set of Tiebreaker.
This is a classic struggle between attack and defense, and at the moment it is difficult to support everyone than Sinner, Alcaraz and perhaps Fritz-from the against-punching skills of the Minaur. Shelton clearly has a huge game, but it remains inconsistent-as we saw enough times during recent three Setters against Cobolli and Brandon Nakashima, both led by a break in the third set. The Minaur can hit at a certain moment this week at a certain moment, but it will probably not be in a matchup that will certainly be that usually contains fast points compared to what the Aussie is used to playing.
Pick: by Minaur in 2
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