Frances Tiafoe vs Pablo Carreno Busta — Estoril Semi-final

Estoril · ATP · Semi-final
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2018
clay
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP2
Pablo Carreno Busta
#65ATP
1801ELO
1767Clay ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Tiafoe F.
6-2 6-3
Carreno Busta P.
Tiafoe F.
662
Carreno Busta P.
230

Frances Tiafoe defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2 6-3 in the Estoril semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

Carreno Busta P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Carreno Busta P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Carreno Busta P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
78
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Even
57
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
80
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Carreno Busta P.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
92

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Carreno Busta P.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Sousa J.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tiafoe F.
Carreno Busta P.[2]
6-26-3
Sousa J.
Tsitsipas S.
6-41-67-64
Quarter-finals
Carreno Busta P.[2]
Jarry N.
6-22-66-1
Tiafoe F.
Bolelli S.
7-56-2
Tsitsipas S.
Carballes Baena R.
6-726-27-63
Sousa J.
Edmund K.[3]
6-31-66-0
R16
Tsitsipas S.
Anderson K.[1]
6-736-36-3
Tiafoe F.
Muller G.[4]
6-47-5
Carreno Busta P.[2]
Kicker N.
6-17-5
Carballes Baena R.
Norrie C.
5-76-27-61
Bolelli S.
Delbonis F.
3-67-56-2
Edmund K.[3]
De Minaur A.
6-27-5
Jarry N.
Ojeda Lara R.
6-37-66
Sousa J.
Sousa P.
4-67-617-5
R32
Carballes Baena R.
Fratangelo B.
7-616-3
Tsitsipas S.
Andujar P.
7-626-3
Bolelli S.
Domingues J.
6-36-2
Ojeda Lara R.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-47-5
Sousa P.
Simon G.
6-34-67-64
Sousa J.
Medvedev D.[8]
7-617-5
Delbonis F.
Ramos A.[5]
6-26-4
De Minaur A.
Elias G.
6-36-1
Norrie C.
Haase R.[6]
6-43-66-3
Tiafoe F.
Sandgren T.
3-67-657-64
Kicker N.
Smyczek T.
6-26-2
Jarry N.
Mayer L.[7]
3-67-676-4