Taylor Fritz vs Tommy Paul, Lyon 2026, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 24 Oct

ScheduledCourt Central

Taylor Fritz

Rank #141.5362%W W L W L

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Tommy Paul

Rank #152.5038%W W L W W

Paul leads the head-to-head 5–4

Venue

LDLC Arena

Décines-Charpieu, FRA· Hard

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.

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Altitude

194 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Player comparison

Taylor FritzTommy Paul

#4 → #14Ranking, last 12 months#20 → #15

#14
Ranking: #15; #4
Career high: #8; 36–18
2026 record: 43–19; 25–13
2026 on hard: 26–13; 18
Titles: 15; 28
Age: 29; 196 cm
Height: 185 cm; Right
Plays: Right; 2015
Turned pro: 2015

Ranking points at stake

Fritz#12 · 2,880 pts

0points defending here

Paul#15 · 2,575 pts

0points defending here

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ATP rankings breakdown, Oct 5

Head to head

4Fritz

5Paul

9 meetings

Hard 4–4Clay 0–1

Form and path

Taylor Fritz1–3

LyonThis week

Shanghai MastersHard

TokyoHard

LRound of 32
Jaume Munar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 4Set 3: 3

US OpenHard

LRound of 32
Francisco Cerundolo
Sets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 6
Taylor Fritz
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 4Set 5: 4

Tommy Paul3–1

LyonThis week

Shanghai MastersHard

Match research

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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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