Delray Beach Open: Fritz vs Gomez Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Delray Beach Open as Taylor Fritz takes on Emilio Gomez in the Round of 16 on Thursday, February 16, 2023.

Will Taylor Fritz get the win? Will Emilio Gomez pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have the top seed opening his campaign. Who will triumph and move through to the quarterfinals at the 2023 Delray Beach Open?

Taylor Fritz suffered a tough loss to Yibing Wu in Dallas last week, but there’s no shame in losing a hard-fought battle to someone playing far above his ranking. As Fritz looks to regroup here in Delray, he’ll come up against Emilio Gomez. Fritz should win this match by all accounts, so let’s see if he can match those expectations and book himself a spot in the last eight of the 2023 Delray Beach Open.

Emilio Gomez has a brutal match ahead of him as he comes up against top seed Taylor Fritz, if he wants to pull off this upset, he’ll have to hope Fritz is off his game, but also jump on any opportunities he may get from such an occasion. In any case, Fritz is the heavy favorite here and I don’t see any other result than a win for the American at the 2023 Delray Beach Open.

Taylor Fritz and Emilio Gomez have never met before, with this being their first career meeting. Taylor Fritz is the very heavy favorite going into this one, and holding a new career high of World No. 7, he will be feeling confident coming into this match and looking to make a statement to everyone else in the draw that he is the man to beat here at the 2023 Delray Beach Open.