Frances Tiafoe vs Tim SmyczekAustralian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tiafoe F.
3-6 6-0 7-5
Smyczek T.
Tiafoe F.
3672
Smyczek T.
6051

Frances Tiafoe defeated Tim Smyczek 3-6 6-0 7-5 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-02-13MemphisR32hardTim Smyczek6-3 5-7 6-3
2017-01-16Australian OpenQ3hardFrances Tiafoe3-6 6-0 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Smyczek T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

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

Tiafoe F.Smyczek T.
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
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.0
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
84
Break points won·Dominant
57
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
43

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
79

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

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