Frances Tiafoe vs Brandon NakashimaDallas CH Round of 16

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2020
hard
#32ATP
1839ELO
1788Hard ELO
$990kYTD
$7.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Tiafoe F.
3-6 7-6 7-5
Nakashima B.
Tiafoe F.
37772
Nakashima B.
66251

Frances Tiafoe defeated Brandon Nakashima 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the Dallas CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 6–1. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23AcapulcoSFhardFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2025-03-31HoustonSFclayFrances Tiafoe6-4 7-6(3)
2024-09-25TokyoR32hardBrandon Nakashima7-5 6-3
2022-07-25AtlantaQFhardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-2
2022-03-21Miami MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2022-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-4
2021-03-15AcapulcoR32hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nakashima B.

Nakashima B.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.Nakashima B.
38
Serve
61
37
Return
23

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Even
8.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
56
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
57
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
82
90

Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Nakashima B.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast