Alexander Zverev vs Frances Tiafoe — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
Alexander Zverev
GER24
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Zverev A.
6-2 6-3 6-4
Tiafoe F.
Zverev A.
6663
Tiafoe F.
2340

Alexander Zverev defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-2 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's round of 128. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4
2024-09-20Laver CupRRhardAlexander Zverev6-7(5) 7-5 [10-5]
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayAlexander Zverev3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 7-6(5)
2021-10-25ViennaFhardAlexander Zverev7-5 6-4
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardAlexander Zverev6-3 6-2
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardAlexander Zverev6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3
2018-10-29Paris MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardFrances Tiafoe4-6 6-3 6-4
2017-07-03WimbledonR64grassAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

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

Zverev A.Tiafoe F.
71
Serve
38
42
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
94
83
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
90
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
92
Tiebreaks·Even
100
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zverev A.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·Clear edge
52
76

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%
Final
Federer R.[17]
Nadal R.[9]
6-43-66-13-66-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[9]
Dimitrov G.[15]
6-35-77-656-746-4
Federer R.[17]
Wawrinka S.[4]
7-56-31-64-66-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.[17]
Zverev M.
6-17-56-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Tsonga J.[12]
7-626-46-3
Nadal R.[9]
Raonic M.[3]
6-47-676-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Goffin D.[11]
6-36-26-4
R16
Zverev M.
Murray A.[1]
7-55-76-26-4
Federer R.[17]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-746-46-14-66-3
Tsonga J.[12]
Evans D.
6-746-26-46-4
Nadal R.[9]
Monfils G.[6]
6-36-34-66-4
Raonic M.[3]
Bautista Agut R.[13]
7-663-66-46-1
Goffin D.[11]
Thiem D.[8]
5-77-646-26-2
Dimitrov G.[15]
Istomin D.
2-67-626-26-1
Wawrinka S.[4]
Seppi A.
7-627-647-64
R32
Murray A.[1]
Querrey S.[31]
6-46-26-4
Zverev M.
Jaziri M.
6-14-66-36-0
Federer R.[17]
Berdych T.[10]
6-26-46-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Lacko L.
6-46-46-4
Wawrinka S.[4]
Troicki V.[29]
3-66-26-27-67
Seppi A.
Darcis S.
4-66-47-617-62
Tsonga J.[12]
Sock J.[23]
7-647-56-786-3
Monfils G.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
6-37-616-4
Nadal R.[9]
Zverev A.[24]
4-66-36-756-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Ferrer D.[21]
7-56-767-636-4
Raonic M.[3]
Simon G.[25]
6-27-653-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Paire B.
6-14-66-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Karlovic I.[20]
6-36-26-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Gasquet R.[18]
6-36-26-4
Istomin D.
Carreno Busta P.[30]
6-44-66-44-66-2
Evans D.
Tomic B.[27]
7-57-627-63
R64
Murray A.[1]
Rublev A.
6-36-06-2
Zverev M.
Isner J.[19]
6-746-746-47-679-7
Jaziri M.
Bublik A.
6-26-37-5
Berdych T.[10]
Harrison R.
6-37-666-2
Federer R.[17]
Rubin N.
7-56-37-63
Lacko L.
Sela D.
2-66-36-26-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Chardy J.
6-36-46-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Johnson S.
6-36-46-4
Troicki V.[29]
Lorenzi P.
6-31-67-633-66-3
Darcis S.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-32-66-4
Seppi A.
Kyrgios N.[14]
1-66-716-46-210-8
Tsonga J.[12]
Lajovic D.
6-26-26-3
Sock J.[23]
Khachanov K.
6-36-46-4
Tomic B.[27]
Estrella V.
7-57-644-67-65
Evans D.
Cilic M.[7]
3-67-56-36-3
Monfils G.[6]
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-41-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Young D.
7-56-36-0
Zverev A.[24]
Tiafoe F.
6-26-36-4
Nadal R.[9]
Baghdatis M.
6-36-16-3
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-36-3
Ferrer D.[21]
Escobedo E.
2-66-46-46-2
Simon G.[25]
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-16-1
Raonic M.[3]
Muller G.
6-36-47-64
Thiem D.[8]
Thompson J.
6-26-16-766-4
Paire B.
Fognini F.
7-634-66-33-66-3
Karlovic I.[20]
Whittington A.
6-46-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Stepanek R.
6-46-06-3
Dimitrov G.[15]
Chung H.
1-66-46-46-4
Gasquet R.[18]
Berlocq C.
6-16-16-1
Carreno Busta P.[30]
Edmund K.
6-26-46-2
Istomin D.
Djokovic N.[2]
7-685-72-67-656-4
Querrey S.[31]
De Minaur A.
7-656-06-1
R128
Murray A.[1]
Marchenko I.
7-57-656-2
Rublev A.
Lu Y.
4-66-37-606-3
De Minaur A.
Melzer G.
5-76-32-67-626-1
Querrey S.[31]
Halys Q.
6-7107-646-36-4
Isner J.[19]
Kravchuk K.
6-36-46-756-1
Zverev M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-656-4
Jaziri M.
Soeda G.
6-36-46-3
Bublik A.
Pouille L.[16]
6-03-66-36-4
Harrison R.
Mahut N.
6-36-46-2
Rubin N.
Fratangelo B.
6-747-53-66-26-2
Federer R.[17]
Melzer J.
7-53-66-26-2
Lacko L.
Ramos A.[26]
4-67-51-66-46-3
Sela D.
Granollers M.
5-76-36-26-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Kuznetsov A.
5-76-16-46-766-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Klizan M.
4-66-47-54-66-4
Johnson S.
Delbonis F.
6-36-46-4
Lorenzi P.
Duckworth J.
6-47-646-746-4
Troicki V.[29]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-42-62-66-3
Schwartzman D.
Cuevas P.[22]
6-36-36-0
Darcis S.
Groth S.
3-66-36-26-2
Seppi A.
Mathieu P.
6-47-646-737-5
Kyrgios N.[14]
Elias G.
6-16-26-2
Tsonga J.[12]
Monteiro T.
6-16-36-756-2
Lajovic D.
Robert S.
6-36-36-3
Khachanov K.
Mannarino A.
6-43-67-696-3
Sock J.[23]
Herbert P.
6-47-646-3
Tomic B.[27]
Bellucci T.
6-26-16-4
Estrella V.
Bedene A.
7-677-50-66-3
Evans D.
Bagnis F.
7-686-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Janowicz J.
4-64-66-26-26-3
Monfils G.[6]
Vesely J.
6-26-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Coric B.
6-36-43-67-67
Young D.
Fabbiano T.
6-47-616-4
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Basilashvili N.
6-43-67-626-4
Nadal R.[9]
Mayer F.
6-36-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Pella G.
6-36-16-1
Nishioka Y.
Bolt A.
6-41-66-26-4
Escobedo E.
Medvedev D.
7-54-67-656-1
Simon G.[25]
Mmoh M.
6-16-36-3
Dutra Silva R.
Donaldson J.
3-60-66-16-46-4
Muller G.
Fritz T.
7-667-656-3
Raonic M.[3]
Brown D.
6-36-46-2
Thiem D.[8]
Struff J.
4-66-46-46-3
Thompson J.
Sousa J.
6-724-66-36-26-1
Fognini F.
Lopez F.[28]
7-56-37-5
Karlovic I.[20]
Zeballos H.
6-763-67-56-222-20
Whittington A.
Pavlasek A.
6-44-66-26-3
Stepanek R.
Tursunov D.
6-27-616-3
Goffin D.[11]
Opelka R.
6-44-66-24-66-4
Dimitrov G.[15]
Oconnell C.
7-626-36-3
Chung H.
Olivo R.
6-26-36-2
Berlocq C.
Albot R.
6-47-645-77-68
Gasquet R.[18]
Mott B.
6-46-46-2
Edmund K.
Giraldo S.
6-27-56-3
Istomin D.
Dodig I.
6-16-43-67-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Verdasco F.
6-17-646-2
Berdych T.[10]
Vanni L.
6-1
Chardy J.
Almagro N.
4-0
Zverev A.[24]
Haase R.
6-23-65-76-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-736-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
6-33-0
Paire B.
Haas T.
7-626-4
Carreno Busta P.[30]
Polansky P.
6-03-63-66-23-0
Ferrer D.[21]
Jasika O.
6-36-06-2