Frances Tiafoe vs Daniil Medvedev — Nice Qualifying Round 2
Nice · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
USA5#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 May 2015
clay
#8ATP
1977ELO
1889Clay ELO
$2.5MYTD
$52MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
Tiafoe F.6-3 6-2
Medvedev D.
Tiafoe F.
662
Medvedev D.
320
Frances Tiafoe defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-2 in the Nice qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daniil Medvedev came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 6–1. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe dropped just 5 games past Daniil Medvedev.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2024-09-20 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 3-6 6-4 [10-5] |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2020-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-1 6-0 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019-07-29 | Washington | R16 | hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-2 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Medvedev D.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Even
8.0
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
83
96
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
57
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
79
87
Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Medvedev D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Groth S.[1]
Halys Q.[6]
RET
Bemelmans R.[2]
Tiafoe F.[5]
6-36-3
Mina G.[3]
Davydenko P.
4-66-46-3
Venus M.
Pavic A.[4]
3-67-656-4