Frances Tiafoe vs Marco Cecchinato — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
Marco Cecchinato
ITA
Marco Cecchinato
#175ATP
1576ELO
1446Hard ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLLW
Tiafoe F.
6-3 5-7 7-5
Cecchinato M.
Tiafoe F.
6572
Cecchinato M.
3751

Frances Tiafoe defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-3 5-7 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 7–5.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-03Madrid MastersQ1clayMarco Cecchinato7-6(4) 6-2
2018-08-06Canada MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe7-6(3) 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenQ1hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 5-7 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

Cecchinato M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Even serve battle

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

Tiafoe F.Cecchinato M.
38
Serve
—
37
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Cecchinato M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Cecchinato M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
89
Break points won·Dominant
57
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
79

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Cecchinato M.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
64

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cecchinato M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Lacko L.
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Fabbiano T.
Ghem A.
6-47-64
Dodig I.
Wu D.
6-17-5
Escobedo E.
Bhambri Y.
6-726-26-4
Fratangelo B.
Moriya H.
4-66-46-4
Rubin N.
Donskoy E.
6-26-4
Vanni L.
Satral J.
4-66-46-4
Melzer J.
Ram R.
6-23-66-3
Mott B.
Mcgee J.
7-653-66-3
Bolt A.
Benneteau J.
6-37-5
Opelka R.
Ruud C.
7-626-3
Bublik A.
Lee D.
4-66-46-4
Rublev A.
Polansky P.
6-44-66-3
Soeda G.
Trungelliti M.
6-23-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Smyczek T.
3-66-07-5
Stepanek R.
Smith J.
6-26-4
Q2
Rubin N.
Carballes Baena R.
6-43-66-2
Satral J.
Uchiyama Y.
7-661-69-7
Vanni L.
Sarkissian A.
3-66-36-2
Melzer J.
Daniel T.
6-36-2
Ram R.
Arevalo M.
6-14-68-6
Mott B.
Kamke T.
6-26-4
Mcgee J.
Millot V.
6-26-4
Bolt A.
Bachinger M.
6-47-65
Benneteau J.
Clezar G.
7-56-0
Opelka R.
Krueger M.
6-37-62
Ruud C.
Eysseric J.
6-33-66-3
Moriya H.
Ignatik U.
4-66-26-3
Bhambri Y.
Krstin P.
6-36-4
Escobedo E.
Ito T.
6-16-3
Wu D.
Zekic M.
6-46-2
Dodig I.
Djere L.
6-31-66-2
Ghem A.
Kibi Y.
2-66-36-1
Fabbiano T.
Santillan A.
4-66-46-2
Lacko L.
Gonzalez M.
4-66-26-2
Kudla D.
King D.
4-66-46-4
Polansky P.
Basic M.
6-46-3
Rublev A.
Sugita Y.
6-47-62
Soeda G.
Menendez Maceiras A.
3-66-47-5
Trungelliti M.
Gojowczyk P.
5-0
Smyczek T.
Safwat M.
6-46-3
Tiafoe F.
Reuter Y.
6-46-0
Smith J.
De Schepper K.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Kavcic B.
6-36-748-6
Lee D.
Mousley B.
6-756-06-2
Bublik A.
Coppejans K.
6-726-46-2
Fratangelo B.
Tsitsipas S.
4-66-16-3
Donskoy E.
Ebden M.
7-634-66-2
Q1
Kavcic B.
Donati M.
6-23-3
Stepanek R.
Bangoura S.
6-36-726-2
Ruud C.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Eysseric J.
Bourgue M.
1-66-36-2
Opelka R.
Napolitano S.
7-56-3
Krueger M.
Chiudinelli M.
1-66-46-3
Benneteau J.
Milojevic N.
6-36-3
Clezar G.
Mesaros K.
6-26-1
Bachinger M.
Skugor F.
7-666-3
Bolt A.
Copil M.
6-726-46-4
Millot V.
Bellotti R.
6-36-1
Mcgee J.
Pecotic M.
7-637-5
Mott B.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-16-2
Kamke T.
Novikov D.
7-656-4
Ram R.
Ivashka I.
6-46-4
Arevalo M.
Jones S.
6-26-2
Melzer J.
De Loore J.
6-23-66-3
Daniel T.
Setkic A.
7-56-4
Sarkissian A.
Laaksonen H.
6-46-1
Vanni L.
Gaio F.
5-76-26-3
Uchiyama Y.
Tepavac M.
6-47-62
Satral J.
Giannessi A.
7-667-64
Carballes Baena R.
Matosevic M.
6-46-2
Rubin N.
Stebe C.
5-76-46-4
Ebden M.
Golubev A.
6-16-2
Donskoy E.
Popko D.
3-66-19-7
Kudla D.
Saville L.
6-47-5
King D.
Hernandez J.
6-26-2
Gonzalez M.
Lopez Perez E.
7-647-64
Lacko L.
Jahn J.
6-26-3
Fabbiano T.
Klahn B.
6-46-736-3
Santillan A.
Ymer E.
6-37-64
Kibi Y.
Baker B.
6-37-64
Ghem A.
Souza J.
6-25-78-6
Djere L.
Martin A.
6-06-2
Dodig I.
Weintraub A.
6-26-2
Wu D.
Banes M.
6-16-1
Zekic M.
Becker B.
6-45-710-8
Escobedo E.
Marterer M.
7-657-5
Ito T.
Masur D.
6-47-65
Krstin P.
Kolar Z.
3-66-17-5
Bhambri Y.
Kozlov S.
6-16-4
Ignatik U.
Pospisil V.
3-66-36-4
Moriya H.
Bourchier H.
6-26-3
Tsitsipas S.
Van Peperzeel G.
6-26-1
Fratangelo B.
Zemlja G.
6-47-63
Bublik A.
De Greef A.
5-76-38-6
Coppejans K.
Sandgren T.
6-17-65
Mousley B.
Fucsovics M.
3-66-06-4
Lee D.
Kicker N.
5-77-56-1
Polansky P.
Lamasine T.
6-26-4
Basic M.
Giustino L.
3-66-36-2
Rublev A.
Purcell M.
6-46-766-1
Sugita Y.
Polmans M.
6-16-1
Soeda G.
Bemelmans R.
7-6106-3
Menendez Maceiras A.
Brands D.
3-67-676-4
Gojowczyk P.
Myneni S.
6-06-2
Trungelliti M.
Kovalik J.
6-36-3
Smyczek T.
Samper Montana J.
6-36-3
Safwat M.
Sousa P.
7-626-4
Reuter Y.
Diez S.
6-32-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Cecchinato M.
6-35-77-5
De Schepper K.
Gombos N.
6-45-79-7
Smith J.
Velotti A.
7-666-3