Sebastian Korda vs Frances TiafoeWashington Semi-final

Washington · ATP · Semi-final
#63ATP
1809ELO
1765Hard ELO
$471kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2024
hard
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Korda S.
6-4 6-4
Tiafoe F.
Korda S.
662
Tiafoe F.
440

Sebastian Korda defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-4 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Sebastian Korda narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Sebastian Korda edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-09DallasR16hardSebastian Korda7-5 6-1
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayFrances Tiafoe7-6(6) 6-3 6-4
2023-06-19Queen's ClubR16grassSebastian Korda7-6(2) 6-3
2022-08-15Cincinnati MastersR32hardSebastian Korda4-6 6-1 6-4
2022-04-25EstorilSFclayFrances Tiafoe4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2021-10-04Indian Wells MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-0 6-4
2018-02-12New YorkR32hardFrances Tiafoe4-6 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Korda S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Korda S.

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

Korda S.Tiafoe F.
61
Serve
38
58
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
87
83
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Clear edge
73
57
Deciding sets·Even
96
92
Tiebreaks·Even
94
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4Hard Elo 1765
Surface ELO
4.6+96 Hard Elo edge
5.5Overall Elo 1809
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1918
5.4
H2H
4.6
5.1
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.9
3-set count
7.0
4.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.2
Country comfort
7.1
7.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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

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Freshness·
82

Tiafoe F.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 63%
Semi-finals
Korda S.[4]
Tiafoe F.[5]
6-46-4
Cobolli F.[10]
Shelton B.[2]
4-67-56-3