Frances Tiafoe vs Aleksandar KovacevicWashington Round of 32

Washington · ATP · Round of 32
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025
hard
#70ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$2.9MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
Tiafoe F.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Kovacevic A.
Tiafoe F.
7362
Kovacevic A.
5631

Frances Tiafoe defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23AcapulcoR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 3-6 7-6(7)
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5
2024-07-29WashingtonR16hardFrances Tiafoe7-6(3) 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Kovacevic A.

Kovacevic A.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Kovacevic A.
38
Serve
52
37
Return
0

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
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
83
53
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
57
4
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
60

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.0+250 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.0Hard Elo 1611
8.4Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
1.6Overall Elo 1636
10.0
H2H
0.0
5.0
Surface form
8.0
0.0
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.9
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
7.3
Country comfort
6.7
7.0
Surface transition
Context
8.5
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
Freshness·Clear edge
79
97

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kovacevic A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 0 km/hHumidity 65%