Frances Tiafoe vs Jiri Lehecka — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · 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
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2024
hard
Jiri Lehecka
CZE
Jiri Lehecka
#14ATP
1922ELO
1882Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$8.9MCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Tiafoe F.
6-4 6-7 7-6
Lehecka J.
Tiafoe F.
6610772
Lehecka J.
4712651

Frances Tiafoe defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Lehecka came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-12StuttgartQFgrassJiri Lehecka6-4 7.7-6.4
2025-09-12Davis Cup QLS R2: USA vs CZERRhardJiri Lehecka6-3 6-2
2023-06-12StuttgartR16grassFrances Tiafoe7-6(2) 6-4
View full head-to-head →

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Lehecka J.

Lehecka J.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Lehecka J.
38
Serve
56
37
Return
35

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Lehecka J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Even
7.8
7.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Lehecka J.
Clutch Rating·Even
83
86
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Slight edge
57
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
98
Tiebreaks·Even
98
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tiafoe F.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Lehecka J.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 112 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1861
Surface ELO
5.7+21 Hard Elo edge
4.1Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 1922
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.3
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
7.2
Country comfort
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Lehecka J.
Freshness·Slight edge
72
65

Tiafoe F.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 55 games (7d) · Lehecka J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 84 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 47%
Final
Sinner J.[1]
Tiafoe F.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sinner J.[1]
Zverev A.[3]
7-695-77-64
Tiafoe F.
Rune H.[15]
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Tiafoe F.
Hurkacz H.[5]
6-30-0
Sinner J.[1]
Rublev A.[6]
4-67-56-4
Zverev A.[3]
Shelton B.[12]
3-67-637-5
Rune H.[15]
Draper J.
6-46-2
R16
Sinner J.[1]
Thompson J.
W/O
Hurkacz H.[5]
Cobolli F.
6-33-66-1
Tiafoe F.
Lehecka J.
6-46-7107-65
Rublev A.[6]
Nakashima B.
7-656-1
Zverev A.[3]
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-66
Shelton B.[12]
Marozsan F.
6-46-3
Draper J.
Auger Aliassime F.
5-76-46-4
Rune H.[15]
Monfils G.
3-66-36-4
R32
Nakashima B.
Fils A.
7-57-63
Cobolli F.
Darderi L.
7-643-1
Marozsan F.
Dimitrov G.[8]
4-66-46-3
Hurkacz H.[5]
Nishioka Y.
3-67-646-1
Rublev A.[6]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Zverev A.[3]
Khachanov K.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.
Purcell M.
6-36-3
Shelton B.[12]
Etcheverry T.
6-767-676-3
Lehecka J.
Medvedev D.[4]
7-626-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Ruud C.[7]
6-36-1
Draper J.
Tsitsipas S.[9]
3-66-47-5
Rune H.[15]
Borges N.
6-37-68
Monfils G.
Alcaraz C.[2]
4-67-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Musetti L.[14]
6-36-2
Sinner J.[1]
Michelsen A.
6-47-5
Thompson J.
Baez S.
6-26-4
R64
Baez S.
Giron M.
6-45-77-66
Thompson J.
Humbert U.[13]
3-66-37-64
Shelton B.[12]
Opelka R.
7-637-63
Purcell M.
Machac T.
6-47-61
Cobolli F.
Paul T.[10]
6-24-67-5
Lehecka J.
Navone M.
7-636-3
Nakashima B.
Fritz T.[11]
6-44-67-64
Draper J.
Munar J.
7-53-67-65
Fils A.
Holt B.
6-46-1
Zhang Z.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-37-64
Khachanov K.
Cerundolo F.
6-06-3
Carreno Busta P.
Korda S.[16]
7-56-1
Marozsan F.
Moutet C.
6-47-62
Nishioka Y.
Kecmanovic M.
6-47-5
Darderi L.
Tabilo A.
6-37-65
Musetti L.[14]
Jarry N.
4-67-657-64
Tiafoe F.
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-37-66
Auger Aliassime F.
Kovacevic A.
6-36-1
Tsitsipas S.[9]
Struff J.
4-66-46-3
Rune H.[15]
Berrettini M.
2-66-16-4
Borges N.
Mannarino A.
6-43-66-1
Monfils G.
Popyrin A.
7-56-3
Etcheverry T.
Arnaldi M.
6-36-736-2
Michelsen A.
Griekspoor T.
6-15-76-2