Alex De Minaur vs Frances TiafoeBrisbane Qualifying Round 2

Brisbane · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
#5ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
De Minaur A.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Tiafoe F.
De Minaur A.
64662
Tiafoe F.
77441

Alex De Minaur defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Brisbane qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Alex De Minaur extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR32hardAlex De Minaur6-3 6-4 7-5
2025-07-27Canada MastersR16hardAlex De Minaur6-2 4-6 6-4
2022-10-31Paris MastersR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-6(5)
2019-11-05NextGen FinalsSFhardAlex De Minaur4-2 4-1 0-4 4-2
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardAlex De Minaur6-4 6-0 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
De Minaur A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

Serve advantage — De Minaur A.

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

De Minaur A.Tiafoe F.
48
Serve
38
80
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
83
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
97
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
92
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
80
79

De Minaur A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%