Frances Tiafoe vs Juan Martin del PotroDelray Beach Round of 16

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Tiafoe F.
7-6 4-6 7-5
del Potro J.
Tiafoe F.
78472
del Potro J.
66651

Frances Tiafoe defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Martin del Potro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Juan Martin del Potro in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardJuan Martin del Potro6-3 6-4 6-3
2017-02-27AcapulcoR32hardJuan Martin del Potro6-4 3-6 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs del Potro J.

del Potro J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

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

Tiafoe F.del Potro J.
38
Serve
37
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.0
9.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
90
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Clear edge
57
73
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
97
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
76

Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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