Frances Tiafoe vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Estoril Round of 16

Estoril · ATP · Round of 16
Frances Tiafoe
USA8
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019
clay
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1618Clay ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
Tiafoe F.
2-6 6-3 7-6
Nishioka Y.
Tiafoe F.
26772
Nishioka Y.
63651

Frances Tiafoe defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR128hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-6(6) 6-3
2025-02-03DallasR16hardYoshihito Nishioka3-6 6-4 6-3
2024-07-22AtlantaQFhardYoshihito Nishioka7-6(2) 6-2
2023-02-27AcapulcoR32hardFrances Tiafoe7-6(6) 6-4
2021-08-09Canada MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Serve advantage — Tiafoe F.

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.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
83
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Even
57
59
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
98
Tiebreaks·Even
98
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Nishioka Y.
Freshness·
79
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Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Cuevas P.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-66-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Goffin D.[4]
3-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.
Tiafoe F.[8]
6-06-756-2
Goffin D.[4]
Jaziri M.
4-67-646-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Monfils G.[3]
6-727-56-4
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Domingues J.
7-636-4
R16
Domingues J.
Millman J.
6-32-1
Monfils G.[3]
Opelka R.
3-66-36-0
Cuevas P.
Baldi F.
6-27-5
Goffin D.[4]
Sousa J.
6-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-4
Jaziri M.
Mayer L.
7-626-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Chardy J.
6-16-2
Tiafoe F.[8]
Nishioka Y.
2-66-37-65
R32
Nishioka Y.
Mcdonald M.
6-26-4
Jaziri M.
Jarry N.
6-33-66-4
Opelka R.
Sousa P.
7-626-4
Cuevas P.
Caruso S.
6-26-2
Chardy J.
Carreno Busta P.[7]
5-76-16-2
Millman J.
Tomic B.
6-36-0
Mayer L.
Lajovic D.[5]
7-636-4
Sousa J.
Popyrin A.
6-42-66-2
Andreozzi G.
Dellien H.
6-36-3
Domingues J.
De Minaur A.[6]
6-22-66-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Fritz T.
7-636-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Kukushkin M.
6-37-5