Frances Tiafoe vs Tim Smyczek — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 32
Frances Tiafoe defeated Tim Smyczek 3-6 6-0 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Smyczek came in defending last year's round of 64, but Frances Tiafoe had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 6 on hard. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe dropped the opening set before beating Tim Smyczek 3–6 6–0 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedTiafoe F. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsTiafoe F. and Smyczek T. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tiafoe F. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Smyczek T. 1–3 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
2–250%Tiafoe F. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–325%Smyczek T. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–7Sets3–7
66–69Games45–58
0–2Tiebreaks2–2
1–2Deciding sets1–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Ungur A.L6-4 2-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayL2-6 7-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Clezar G.W1-6 7-5 6-2Roland Garros · clayL6-7(4) 3-6US Open · hard
vs Isner J.L6-3 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-7US Open · hardW6-2 2-6 7-6Miami Masters · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Tiafoe F. leads 2–121
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Tiafoe F. leads 1–0
- Tiafoe F.January 2017Australian OpenThis matchHard3-6 6-0 7-5
- Tiafoe F.April 2016Savannah CHClay6-4 6-2
- Smyczek T.October 2015Sacramento CHHard4-6 7-5 7-6
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchTiafoe F.Smyczek T.2 075ELO1 7881 915Hard ELO1 7118–2Last 106–418Age29188 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRight