Dusan Lajovic vs Frances Tiafoe — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
#167ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
#12ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWLL
Lajovic D.6-3 6-3
Tiafoe F.
Lajovic D.
662
Tiafoe F.
330
Dusan Lajovic defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 64. Dusan Lajovic claimed a first win over Frances Tiafoe in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dusan Lajovic dropped just 6 games past Frances Tiafoe.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2022-04-25 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Frances Tiafoe | 2-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2021-10-25 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 1-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2020-10-19 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
43
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
97
Break points won·Dominant
18
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
64
75
Lajovic D.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 70 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast