Aljaz Bedene vs Frances Tiafoe — Irving CH Quarter-final

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
SLO4
Aljaz Bedene
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 March 2016
hard
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Bedene A.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Tiafoe F.
Bedene A.
773772
Tiafoe F.
656641

Aljaz Bedene defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Irving CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aljaz Bedene claimed a first win over Frances Tiafoe in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Aljaz Bedene closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-14Queen's ClubR32grassFrances Tiafoe4-6 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Bedene A.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Bedene A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bedene A.Tiafoe F.
—
Serve
38
—
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bedene A.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.4
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bedene A.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
83
Break points saved·Even
95
99
Break points won·Clear edge
38
57
Deciding sets·Even
90
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Bedene A.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·
—
82

Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Granollers M.
Bedene A.[4]
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Granollers M.
Dodig I.
6-06-1
Bedene A.[4]
Donaldson J.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Granollers M.
Rosol L.[3]
6-46-2
Donaldson J.
Rublev A.
6-46-1
Dodig I.
Schwartzman D.
7-627-5
Bedene A.[4]
Tiafoe F.
7-653-67-64
R16
Schwartzman D.
Muller G.[2]
7-646-3
Dodig I.
Marchenko I.[8]
6-31-66-3
Rosol L.[3]
Istomin D.
6-21-67-65
Granollers M.
Zverev M.
1-66-27-5
Tiafoe F.
Lapentti G.
6-32-66-2
Bedene A.[4]
Tursunov D.
3-66-47-63
Rublev A.
Donskoy E.
7-661-66-3
Donaldson J.
Venus M.
6-46-776-3
R32
Schwartzman D.
Berrer M.
6-22-1
Granollers M.
Giraldo S.
7-53-1
Venus M.
Cecchinato M.
6-33-66-3
Muller G.[2]
Norrie C.
6-46-3
Dodig I.
Kovalik J.
6-26-2
Marchenko I.[8]
Petzschner P.
6-757-646-3
Rosol L.[3]
Sude J.
6-27-62
Istomin D.
Smith J.
6-27-5
Zverev M.
Kudla D.[6]
6-33-66-3
Lapentti G.
Jung J.
4-67-656-2
Tiafoe F.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Tursunov D.
Young D.
6-46-1
Bedene A.[4]
Dutra Silva R.
6-36-2
Donskoy E.
Cervantes Huegun I.[5]
6-787-646-4
Rublev A.
Harrison R.
6-786-47-66
Donaldson J.
Smyczek T.
7-56-4