Taylor Fritz has been less than 100 percent physically this season, but the grass-court swing should be just what the doctor ordered. The ninth-ranked American has been incredible on this surface in recent years. Half of his 10 career ATP titles have come on the green stuff, including three in the past two seasons. Fritz has also reached at least the quarterfinals in three of his last four trips to Wimbledon, including the semifinals last summer.
Martin Landaluce is coming off a memorable French Open campaign in which he played three five-setters — ultimately losing to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in a third-round match that lasted almost six hours. The 20-year-old Spaniard played well on grass last summer and did well to beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the BOSS Open first round, but he remains a relative novice on this surface — certainly compared to Fritz.
Given Fritz’s recent inactivity, this would possibly be a toss-up on a hard court or clay. Grass, though, gives a clear edge to Stuttgart’s No. 2 seed.
Pick: Fritz in 2