Taylor Fritz vs Daniel Merida, Cincinnati Masters 2026, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 18 Aug

Final

Taylor Fritz

WinnerRank #141.2278%

Fritz won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–4

Daniel Merida

LostRank #424.3322%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· Hard· P&G Stadium Court

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

0.4vs last year

Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

77%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces2

0Double faults0

44/6469%1st serve %68%36/53

20/20100%2nd serve %100%17/17

33/4475%1st serve points won75%27/36

13/2065%2nd serve points won35%6/17

2/2100%Break points saved71%5/7

10Service games played9

Return

9/3625%1st serve return points25%11/44

11/1765%2nd serve return points35%7/20

2/729%Break points converted0%0/2

9Return games played10

Points

66Total points won51

46Service points won33

20Receiver points won18

7Max points in a row5

Games

12Games won7

10Service games won7

3Max games in a row1

Fritz6

Merida4

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Fritz5

Merida4

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Fritz5

Merida3

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Fritz4

Merida3

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Fritz4

Merida2

150300400

Fritz3

Merida2

1503004004015

Fritz2

Merida2

150300400

Fritz1

Merida2

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Fritz1

Merida1

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Fritz0

Merida1

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Head to head

1Fritz

0Merida

1 meeting

Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 18 AugHardThis match
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Merida
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Form and path

Taylor Fritz0–1

Cincinnati MastersThis week

WRound of 64
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alex Michelsen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Canada MastersHard

LRound of 64
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

Daniel Merida3–1

Cincinnati MastersThis week

Canada MastersHard

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Taylor Fritz vs Daniel Merida, Cincinnati Masters 2026, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Form and path

Match research