Dusan Lajovic vs Frances Tiafoe — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
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 #17, 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

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-04Indian Wells MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 6-3
2022-04-25EstorilR32clayFrances Tiafoe2-6 7-5 6-0
2021-10-25ViennaR32hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-4
2021-03-22Miami MastersR32hardFrances Tiafoe1-6 7-5 6-3
2020-10-19AntwerpR32hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-6(6)
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Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

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

Lajovic D.Tiafoe F.
—
Serve
38
—
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
Lajovic D.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
8.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
83
Break points saved·Even
95
99
Break points won·Clear edge
36
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·Slight edge
75
82

Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Federer R.[9]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.[9]
Sock J.[17]
6-17-64
Wawrinka S.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[21]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[3]
Thiem D.[8]
6-44-67-62
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Cuevas P.[27]
6-13-67-64
Federer R.[9]
Kyrgios N.[15]
W/O
Sock J.[17]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-32-66-2
R16
Kyrgios N.[15]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-47-63
Federer R.[9]
Nadal R.[5]
6-26-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-26-4
Sock J.[17]
Jaziri M.
4-67-617-5
Thiem D.[8]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishioka Y.
3-66-37-64
Cuevas P.[27]
Goffin D.[11]
6-33-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Lajovic D.
6-47-65
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
del Potro J.[31]
7-54-66-1
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zverev A.[18]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[5]
Verdasco F.[26]
6-37-5
Nishikori K.[4]
Muller G.[25]
6-26-2
Young D.
Pouille L.[14]
6-41-66-3
Sock J.[17]
Dimitrov G.[12]
3-66-37-67
Jaziri M.
Fritz T.
6-43-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Zverev M.[29]
6-16-4
Monfils G.[10]
Isner J.[20]
6-26-4
Nishioka Y.
Berdych T.[13]
1-67-656-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
7-56-3
Cuevas P.[27]
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Lajovic D.
Pospisil V.
6-746-37-5
Federer R.[9]
Johnson S.[24]
7-637-64
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[16]
W/O
Goffin D.[11]
Ramos A.[22]
7-636-4
R64
Djokovic N.[2]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
del Potro J.[31]
Delbonis F.
7-656-3
Zverev A.[18]
Bagnis F.
7-6106-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Federer R.[9]
Robert S.
6-26-1
Johnson S.[24]
Anderson K.
6-43-67-64
Verdasco F.[26]
Herbert P.
7-656-1
Nadal R.[5]
Pella G.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Evans D.
6-36-4
Muller G.[25]
Vesely J.
7-616-1
Jaziri M.
Granollers M.[32]
7-56-3
Fritz T.
Cilic M.[6]
4-67-56-4
Thiem D.[8]
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Zverev M.[29]
Sousa J.
6-46-3
Monfils G.[10]
King D.
3-66-06-1
Berdych T.[13]
Fratangelo B.
7-646-4
Nishioka Y.
Karlovic I.[19]
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Tsonga J.[7]
7-643-66-4
Ramos A.[22]
Dzumhur D.
6-45-77-5
Goffin D.[11]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[16]
Mannarino A.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Gojowczyk P.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.
Lopez F.[30]
6-24-67-62
Pospisil V.
Murray A.[1]
6-47-65
Young D.
Querrey S.[23]
6-33-66-3
Isner J.[20]
Kukushkin M.
7-607-66
Dimitrov G.[12]
Youzhny M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
Dolgopolov A.
6-731-1
Cuevas P.[27]
Klizan M.
7-637-65
Sock J.[17]
Laaksonen H.
6-30-66-4
Pouille L.[14]
Struff J.
6-36-2
R128
Edmund K.
Elias G.
6-16-3
Delbonis F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Benneteau J.
5-76-46-2
Zeballos H.
Copil M.
6-757-626-4
Robert S.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Anderson K.
Gaio F.
6-16-4
Herbert P.
Bellucci T.
7-656-716-3
Pella G.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-67-56-2
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-16-1
Vesely J.
Olivo R.
6-42-66-1
Young D.
Kozlov S.
7-57-65
Struff J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Coric B.
3-66-46-2
Jaziri M.
Mahut N.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Albot R.
7-626-2
Sousa J.
Schwartzman D.
4-66-36-4
King D.
Basilashvili N.
7-57-5
Fratangelo B.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Nishioka Y.
Ymer E.
6-46-1
Dolgopolov A.
Troicki V.
6-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Haase R.
6-46-3
Fognini F.
Kravchuk K.
0-67-56-4
Klizan M.
Monteiro T.
7-666-3
Dzumhur D.
Harrison R.
6-43-67-5
Khachanov K.
Robredo T.
6-17-5
Mannarino A.
Monaco J.
6-36-756-1
Gojowczyk P.
Opelka R.
6-43-66-1
Lajovic D.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Lu Y.
6-766-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Thompson J.
1-66-13-0