2022 was a breakout year for Taylor Fritz. He finished the year 9th in the world and had career best showings at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Fritz even made it to the Tour Finals semifinals. Now sportsbooks believe that Fritz will take the next step and reach his first career semifinal.
Fritz is given +225 odds, or an implied 30.8% chance to win his quarter. Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev are expected to be his biggest competition as both are given +450 odds, or an implied 18.2% chance. Matteo Berrettini is also expected to be a factor at +500, or an implied 16.7% to win the quarter.
Fritz is also given +2000 odds to win the Australian Open, the 6th best odds on the market. Those are the best odds any American has been given to win a Grand Slam title since Mardy Fish was given +2000 odds to win the 2011 US Open, more than a decade ago. Fish would lose an epic 5-set match to Joe-Wilfred Tsonga in the 4th round that year.
Quote from OddsChecker spokesman Kyle Newman, “The books certainly have high expectations for Taylor Fritz, the highest any American has had in over a decade. He’s not the only one though. Sebastian Korda is given +700 odds to win his quarter, 3rd best odds behind only Medvedev and Nadal. The books clearly think that American tennis is close to coming back after two decades without a grand slam title.”
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4th QUARTER WINNER
| Player | Odds | Implied chance |
| Taylor Fritz | +225 | 30.8% |
| Casper Ruud | +450 | 18.2% |
| Alexander Zverev | +450 | 18.2% |
| Matteo Berrettini | +500 | 16.7% |
| Jenson Brooksby | +1200 | 7.7% |
