Delray Beach Open: Fritz vs Mannarino Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Delray Beach Open as Taylor Fritz takes on Adrian Mannarino in the quarterfinal on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Will Taylor Fritz get the win? Will Adrian Mannarino pull off the upset? This will be an interesting one, where we have the No. 1 ranked American taking on a tough opponent. Who will triumph and move through to the semifinals at the 2023 Delray Beach Open?

Taylor Fritz took down Gomez 6-4 6-3 to book himself a spot in the last eight, playing some solid tennis as he looks ahead to the last four. Adrian Mannarino will certainly do his best to make things difficult for the American though, and I do think the Frenchman has the capabilities to make something happen here at the 2023 Delray Beach Open.

Adrian Mannarino pulled off the upset on 9th seed J.J. Wolf, taking him out in straight sets to set up a meeting with Taylor Fritz, without a doubt the top dog of the tournament. If Mannarino wants to win, he’s going to have to try and be extremely aggressive off his return games, not looking to get into the longer exchanges where I favor Fritz for a spot in the last four of the 2023 Delray Beach Open.

Taylor Fritz and Adrian Mannarino have met 3 times before, with Adrian Mannarino leading the head to head 2-1. Although Mannarino is ahead, he won both their meetings when Fritz was still a teenager, Fritz won their only recent meeting which came last season. I expect him to do so once more as he looks ahead to the semifinals at the 2023 Delray Beach Open.