Frances Tiafoe vs Alex MichelsenDallas Round of 16

Dallas · ATP · Round of 16
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2024
hard
#46ATP
1825ELO
1810Hard ELO
$785kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
Tiafoe F.
6-4 6-3
Michelsen A.
Tiafoe F.
662
Michelsen A.
430

Frances Tiafoe defeated Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-3 in the Dallas round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31HoustonQFclayFrances Tiafoe7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Michelsen A.

Michelsen A.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Michelsen A.
38
Serve
34
37
Return
46

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
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (130 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
78
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Slight edge
57
46
Deciding sets·Even
92
91
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+51 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1810
5.8Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
4.2Overall Elo 1825
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.4
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
7.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
76
61

Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Michelsen A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 78 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast