Miomir Kecmanovic vs Frances TiafoeNewport Beach CH Round of 32

Newport Beach CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#59ATP
1768ELO
1709Hard ELO
$756kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 January 2018
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Kecmanovic M.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Tiafoe F.
Kecmanovic M.
6362
Tiafoe F.
4631

Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Newport Beach CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 5–0. Miomir Kecmanovic claimed a first win over Frances Tiafoe in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-07Monte Carlo MastersR64clayFrances Tiafoe6-2 5-7 7-6(5)
2024-01-01Hong KongR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-6(4)
2022-10-03TokyoQFhardFrances Tiafoe6-0 6-4
2020-10-26Nur-SultanR16hardFrances Tiafoe7-5 6-3
2019-03-18Miami MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe7-6(6) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Kecmanovic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kecmanovic M.

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

Kecmanovic M.Tiafoe F.
34
Serve
38
45
Return
37

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
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
83
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Slight edge
67
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
82
82

Kecmanovic M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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