Frances Tiafoe vs Alexander Bublik — Washington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
Frances Tiafoe
USA16
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2019
hard
Alexander Bublik
KAZ
Alexander Bublik
#11ATP
1889ELO
1837Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLL
Tiafoe F.
6-1 7-6
Bublik A.
Tiafoe F.
6772
Bublik A.
1650

Frances Tiafoe defeated Alexander Bublik 6-1 7-6 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Bublik came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-04WimbledonR32grassAlexander Bublik6-4 6.5-7.7 6.11-7.13 6-4 3-6
2023-10-30Paris MastersR64hardAlexander Bublik6-3 6-4
2022-06-27WimbledonR32grassFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-6(1) 7-6(3) 6-4
2022-06-20EastbourneR32grassAlexander Bublik5-7 7-6(4) 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Bublik A.

Bublik A.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Bublik A.
38
Serve
65
37
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Bublik A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
46%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
11.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.8

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Bublik A.
Freshness·Slight edge
72
66

Tiafoe F.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 55 games (7d) · Bublik A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 45%
Final
Kyrgios N.
Medvedev D.[3]
7-667-64
Semi-finals
Kyrgios N.
Tsitsipas S.[1]
6-43-67-67
Medvedev D.[3]
Gojowczyk P.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Paire B.[10]
7-56-0
Kyrgios N.
Gombos N.
6-36-3
Medvedev D.[3]
Cilic M.[6]
6-47-67
Gojowczyk P.
Edmund K.[13]
6-34-66-3
R16
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Thompson J.
6-37-64
Paire B.[10]
Isner J.[5]
7-636-3
Gombos N.
Kecmanovic M.
1-66-37-64
Kyrgios N.
Nishioka Y.
6-27-5
Medvedev D.[3]
Tiafoe F.[16]
6-27-5
Edmund K.[13]
Tsonga J.
4-66-36-4
Gojowczyk P.
Raonic M.[8]
6-46-4
Cilic M.[6]
Auger Aliassime F.[9]
6-36-4
R32
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Paul T.
6-37-5
Thompson J.
Struff J.[14]
6-786-47-5
Paire B.[10]
Polmans M.
6-36-757-65
Gombos N.
Mannarino A.
6-47-69
Kecmanovic M.
Herbert P.[15]
3-66-47-65
Kyrgios N.
Simon G.[11]
6-47-65
Nishioka Y.
Goffin D.[7]
6-756-27-65
Auger Aliassime F.[9]
Opelka R.
6-43-66-4
Tiafoe F.[16]
Bublik A.
6-17-65
Raonic M.[8]
Smyczek T.
6-16-4
Edmund K.[13]
Harris L.
6-16-4
Tsonga J.
Khachanov K.[2]
6-42-67-5
Gojowczyk P.
De Minaur A.[12]
6-37-66
Cilic M.[6]
Copil M.
7-647-64
Medvedev D.[3]
Fratangelo B.
6-36-4
Isner J.[5]
Hurkacz H.
6-46-4
R64
Paul T.
Kudla D.
6-06-4
Thompson J.
Sock J.
7-56-3
Polmans M.
Jaziri M.
6-26-4
Hurkacz H.
Young D.
6-16-4
Mannarino A.
Ivashka I.
7-636-3
Kecmanovic M.
Popyrin A.
7-666-3
Kyrgios N.
Kwiatkowski T.
7-56-4
Nishioka Y.
Evans D.
6-46-1
Copil M.
Torpegaard M.
6-15-76-3
Opelka R.
Eubanks C.
6-47-63
Bublik A.
Klahn B.
7-656-3
Gojowczyk P.
Rublev A.
7-664-67-62
Harris L.
Berankis R.
4-66-36-1
Smyczek T.
Ebden M.
6-46-4
Fratangelo B.
Karlovic I.
6-46-7147-65
Tsonga J.
Schnur B.
6-47-62