Frances Tiafoe vs Rafael Nadal — US Open Round of 16

US Open · ATP · Round of 16
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Tiafoe F.
6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
Nadal R.
Tiafoe F.
64663
Nadal R.
46431

Frances Tiafoe defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in four sets, 6–4 4–6 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenQFhardRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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.Nadal R.
38
Serve
—
37
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.0
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
97
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
57
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tiafoe F.Nadal R.
Freshness·
76
—

Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Alcaraz C.
Ruud C.
6-42-67-616-3
Semi-finals
Ruud C.
Khachanov K.
7-656-25-76-2
Alcaraz C.
Tiafoe F.
6-766-36-16-756-3
Quarter-finals
Khachanov K.
Kyrgios N.
7-54-67-56-736-4
Ruud C.
Berrettini M.
6-16-47-64
Tiafoe F.
Rublev A.
7-637-606-4
Alcaraz C.
Sinner J.
6-36-776-707-56-3
R16
Kyrgios N.
Medvedev D.
7-6113-66-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-46-3
Rublev A.
Norrie C.
6-46-46-4
Alcaraz C.
Cilic M.
6-43-66-44-66-3
Khachanov K.
Carreno Busta P.
4-66-36-14-66-3
Berrettini M.
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-67-626-34-66-2
Ruud C.
Moutet C.
6-16-26-746-2
Sinner J.
Ivashka I.
6-15-76-24-66-3
R32
Khachanov K.
Draper J.
6-34-66-5
Sinner J.
Nakashima B.
3-66-46-16-2
Ivashka I.
Musetti L.
6-43-66-26-3
Ruud C.
Paul T.
7-636-757-625-76-0
Berrettini M.
Murray A.
6-46-46-716-3
Davidovich Fokina A.
Galan D.
6-45-76-46-4
Nadal R.
Gasquet R.
6-06-17-5
Tiafoe F.
Schwartzman D.
7-676-46-4
Rublev A.
Shapovalov D.
6-42-66-736-47-67
Norrie C.
Rune H.
7-56-46-1
Carreno Busta P.
De Minaur A.
6-16-13-67-65
Kyrgios N.
Wolf J.
6-46-26-3
Medvedev D.
Wu Y.
6-46-26-2
Alcaraz C.
Brooksby J.
6-36-36-3
Cilic M.
Evans D.
7-6116-736-27-5
Moutet C.
Cachin P.
6-34-66-27-5
R64
Berrettini M.
Grenier H.
2-66-17-647-67
Sinner J.
Eubanks C.
6-47-686-2
Nakashima B.
Dimitrov G.
7-657-56-3
Brooksby J.
Coric B.
6-47-6106-1
Evans D.
Duckworth J.
6-36-24-66-4
Cilic M.
Ramos A.
6-37-646-3
Musetti L.
Brouwer G.
6-716-36-46-2
Ivashka I.
Hurkacz H.
6-44-67-656-3
Ruud C.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-746-46-46-4
Paul T.
Korda S.
6-03-64-66-36-4
Moutet C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-41-66-26-4
Rune H.
Isner J.
W/O
Schwartzman D.
Popyrin A.
7-637-57-66
Rublev A.
Kwon S.
6-36-06-4
Shapovalov D.
Carballes Baena R.
6-44-66-36-2
Norrie C.
Sousa J.
6-46-47-64
Alcaraz C.
Coria F.
6-26-17-5
Nadal R.
Fognini F.
2-66-46-26-1
Gasquet R.
Kecmanovic M.
6-26-44-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Kubler J.
7-637-57-62
Murray A.
Nava E.
5-76-36-16-0
Davidovich Fokina A.
Fucsovics M.
7-635-73-66-07-63
Galan D.
Thompson J.
6-32-63-66-46-3
Draper J.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-46-46-4
Khachanov K.
Monteiro T.
6-36-35-76-4
De Minaur A.
Garin C.
6-36-04-66-2
Carreno Busta P.
Bublik A.
4-66-46-37-65
Wolf J.
Tabilo A.
4-67-56-46-3
Kyrgios N.
Bonzi B.
7-636-44-66-4
Wu Y.
Borges N.
6-737-644-66-46-4
Medvedev D.
Rinderknech A.
6-27-56-3
Cachin P.
Holt B.
1-62-66-17-617-66
R128
Coria F.
Griekspoor T.
7-56-46-3
Coric B.
Couacaud E.
6-27-653-64-67-5
Van De Zandschulp B.
Machac T.
3-67-636-13-67-5
Cachin P.
Bedene A.
6-46-35-71-67-66
Holt B.
Fritz T.
6-737-616-36-4
Nava E.
Millman J.
7-674-67-641-66-1
Schwartzman D.
Sock J.
3-65-76-01-0
Alcaraz C.
Baez S.
7-57-52-0
Brooksby J.
Lajovic D.
6-26-03-0
Moutet C.
Wawrinka S.
6-47-67
Fucsovics M.
Cressy M.
6-747-55-1
Monteiro T.
Molcan A.
6-44-66-46-1
Davidovich Fokina A.
Nishioka Y.
6-37-56-3
Thompson J.
Sonego L.
2-61-66-26-46-4
Eubanks C.
Martinez P.
7-56-37-63
Nakashima B.
Kotov P.
7-646-26-2
Dimitrov G.
Johnson S.
6-36-26-2
Musetti L.
Goffin D.
3-67-56-43-67-69
Brouwer G.
Mannarino A.
6-36-46-4
Rublev A.
Djere L.
7-656-33-64-66-4
Kwon S.
Verdasco F.
6-26-746-36-3
Carballes Baena R.
Munar J.
6-16-34-66-2
Shapovalov D.
Huesler M.
2-66-46-43-66-1
Rune H.
Gojowczyk P.
6-26-47-65
Isner J.
Delbonis F.
6-36-17-5
Nadal R.
Hijikata R.
4-66-26-36-3
Fognini F.
Karatsev A.
1-65-76-46-16-4
Gasquet R.
Daniel T.
6-46-716-26-2
Kecmanovic M.
Tien L.
3-66-16-36-3
Galan D.
Tsitsipas S.
6-06-13-67-5
Auger Aliassime F.
Ritschard A.
6-36-43-66-3
Draper J.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-46-36-3
Khachanov K.
Kudla D.
3-66-16-26-2
De Minaur A.
Krajinovic F.
7-56-26-3
Garin C.
Lehecka J.
3-67-637-56-1
Bublik A.
Gaston H.
6-46-46-4
Carreno Busta P.
Thiem D.
7-56-15-76-3
Wolf J.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-46-4
Tabilo A.
Majchrzak K.
6-16-46-736-1
Bonzi B.
Humbert U.
7-616-15-73-66-2
Kyrgios N.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-47-64
Wu Y.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-46-0
Borges N.
Shelton B.
7-663-67-656-786-3
Rinderknech A.
Halys Q.
4-67-646-36-2
Medvedev D.
Kozlov S.
6-26-46-0
Tiafoe F.
Giron M.
7-606-46-3
Kubler J.
Ymer M.
5-76-46-26-4
Popyrin A.
Tseng C.
6-37-657-63
Sousa J.
Mcdonald M.
1-67-647-646-3
Norrie C.
Paire B.
6-07-616-0
Evans D.
Vesely J.
6-46-16-1
Duckworth J.
Oconnell C.
4-67-606-26-3
Ramos A.
Gombos N.
6-36-47-5
Cilic M.
Marterer M.
6-36-27-5
Sinner J.
Altmaier D.
5-76-26-13-66-1
Ivashka I.
Querrey S.
4-66-47-686-3
Hurkacz H.
Otte O.
6-46-26-4
Ruud C.
Edmund K.
6-37-56-2
Van Rijthoven T.
Zhang Z.
3-66-747-696-16-4
Korda S.
Bagnis F.
5-77-637-56-1
Paul T.
Zapata Miralles B.
4-66-32-66-07-5
Berrettini M.
Jarry N.
6-26-36-3
Grenier H.
Etcheverry T.
4-66-26-36-4
Murray A.
Cerundolo F.
7-56-36-3