Grigor Dimitrov vs Frances TiafoeCanada Masters Round of 16

Canada Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Dimitrov G.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Tiafoe F.
Dimitrov G.
773772
Tiafoe F.
616641

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Canada Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 64. Grigor Dimitrov extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Grigor Dimitrov closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenQFhardFrances Tiafoe6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 4-1 RET
2023-07-03WimbledonR32grassGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-3 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardFrances Tiafoe7-5 7-6(6) 6-7(1) 7-5
2018-09-21Laver CupRRhardGrigor Dimitrov6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

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

Dimitrov G.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
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Even
7.6
8.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
83
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Slight edge
67
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
92
Tiebreaks·Even
96
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
69
79

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d) · Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 46%