Frances Tiafoe vs Luciano DarderiHouston Semi-final

Houston · ATP · Semi-final
#19ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
#16ATP
1835ELO
1836Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWLW
Tiafoe F.
6-2 7-6
Darderi L.
Tiafoe F.
6772
Darderi L.
2620

Frances Tiafoe defeated Luciano Darderi 6-2 7-6 in the Houston semi-final on clay. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-23Madrid MastersR64clayFrances Tiafoe7-5 3-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Darderi L.

Darderi L.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Serve & return on clay

Tiafoe F.Darderi L.
Serve
52
Return
73

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.8
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (130 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Slight edge
57
50
Deciding sets·Even
92
93
Tiebreaks·Even
98
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.3Clay Elo 1827
Surface ELO
4.7+8 Clay Elo edge
6.4Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
3.6Overall Elo 1835
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
7.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
8.5
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
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·Dominant
72
97

Tiafoe F.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 55 games (7d) · Darderi L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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