Frances Tiafoe vs Pablo Cuevas — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
Frances Tiafoe
USA6
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022
clay
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Tiafoe F.
5-7 7-5 7-6
Cuevas P.
Tiafoe F.
57772
Cuevas P.
75641

Frances Tiafoe defeated Pablo Cuevas 5-7 7-5 7-6 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Pablo Cuevas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-29EstorilQFclayPablo Cuevas6-0 6-7(5) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Even serve battle

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.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
57
32
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
44

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tiafoe F.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Cuevas P.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
3.5
Surface form
5.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.5
Minutes 14d
5.0
4.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Cuevas P.
Freshness·
72
—

Tiafoe F.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 55 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Opelka R.[3]
Isner J.[4]
6-37-67
Semi-finals
Isner J.[4]
Garin C.[5]
4-66-36-4
Opelka R.[3]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Kyrgios N.
Mmoh M.
W/O
Opelka R.[3]
Brouwer G.
6-37-5
Isner J.[4]
Tiafoe F.[6]
6-42-66-3
Garin C.[5]
Fritz T.[2]
6-26-756-3
R16
Tiafoe F.[6]
Cuevas P.
5-77-57-64
Kyrgios N.
Paul T.[7]
6-46-2
Garin C.[5]
Thompson J.
3-66-36-3
Isner J.[4]
Johnson S.
6-717-646-3
Brouwer G.
Wolf J.
6-16-1
Opelka R.[3]
Krueger M.
3-66-26-4
Mmoh M.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Fritz T.[2]
Tabilo A.
6-16-4
R32
Krueger M.
Varillas J.
5-1
Paul T.[7]
Gojowczyk P.
6-747-653-2
Querrey S.
Galan D.
7-603-67-66
Tabilo A.
Harrison C.
6-16-4
Brouwer G.
Lopez F.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.
Mcdonald M.
4-66-36-4
Tiafoe F.[6]
Giron M.
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Brooksby J.[8]
6-46-4
Cuevas P.
Purcell M.
7-676-3
Johnson S.
Kudla D.
6-34-66-4
Garin C.[5]
Sock J.
4-66-37-5
Thompson J.
Diez S.
6-36-2