Frances Tiafoe vs Tim Smyczek — Australian Open Qualifying Final
Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
USA2#12ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
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. 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.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-13 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Tim Smyczek | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 2017-01-14 | Australian Open | Q32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 3-6 6-0 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st 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
7.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
74
19
Break points saved·Dominant
97
71
Break points won·Clear edge
45
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
59
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Tiafoe F.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast