Daniel Evans vs Frances Tiafoe — Antwerp Round of 16

Antwerp · ATP · Round of 16
Daniel Evans
GBR
Daniel Evans
#501ATP
1588ELO
1562Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2020
hard
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Evans D.
7-6 6-2
Tiafoe F.
Evans D.
7762
Tiafoe F.
6320

Daniel Evans defeated Frances Tiafoe 7-6 6-2 in the Antwerp round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Daniel Evans narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Daniel Evans closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-16Queen's ClubR32grassDaniel Evans7-5 6-2
2024-10-14AlmatyR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-7(10) 7-6(4) 6-3
2023-10-23ViennaR32hardFrances Tiafoe1-4 RET
2023-07-31WashingtonQFhardDaniel Evans6-4 7-5
2023-01-02United CupRRhardFrances Tiafoe3-6 7-5 6-3
2021-11-08StockholmQFhardFrances Tiafoe1-6 6-1 6-1
2021-03-22Miami MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
2019-10-21BaselR32hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-2
2019-02-18Delray BeachR32hardDaniel Evans3-6 7-6(1) 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Evans D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Evans D.

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

Evans D.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
Evans D.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Evans D.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
83
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Even
61
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Evans D.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
79

Evans D.: 19 days rest · Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 74%
Final
Humbert U.
De Minaur A.[8]
6-17-64
Semi-finals
De Minaur A.[8]
Dimitrov G.[4]
7-646-736-4
Humbert U.
Evans D.
4-67-676-4
Quarter-finals
Dimitrov G.[4]
Raonic M.[5]
W/O
De Minaur A.[8]
Giron M.
6-36-0
Evans D.
Khachanov K.[3]
3-67-676-4
Humbert U.
Harris L.
6-37-62
R16
Giron M.
Goffin D.[1]
6-37-5
Dimitrov G.[4]
Andujar P.
4-66-36-4
Raonic M.[5]
Norrie C.
7-57-64
Evans D.
Tiafoe F.
7-636-2
Khachanov K.[3]
Bergs Z.
5-76-46-4
Harris L.
Fritz T.[7]
7-57-63
Humbert U.
Carreno Busta P.[2]
5-76-36-4
De Minaur A.[8]
Lopez F.
6-46-2
R32
Giron M.
Nardi L.
4-66-46-1
Lopez F.
Paul T.
6-36-2
De Minaur A.[8]
Gasquet R.
3-67-656-3
Andujar P.
Coria F.
6-26-3
Norrie C.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-37-64
Raonic M.[5]
Bedene A.
6-37-64
Evans D.
Caruso S.
6-23-66-3
Bergs Z.
Ramos A.
7-57-5
Fritz T.[7]
Opelka R.
7-656-1
Harris L.
Moutet C.
7-56-2
Humbert U.
Coppejans K.
6-46-3
Tiafoe F.
Lajovic D.[6]
6-37-66