Frances Tiafoe vs Zachary Svajda — Delray Beach Round of 16

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
Frances Tiafoe
USA8
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
Zachary Svajda
USA
Zachary Svajda
#66ATP
1718ELO
1690Hard ELO
$631kYTD
$1.9MCAREER
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
Tiafoe F.
6-4 3-6 7-5
Svajda Z.
Tiafoe F.
6372
Svajda Z.
4651

Frances Tiafoe defeated Zachary Svajda 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #19.

Key context

  • Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Svajda Z.

Svajda Z.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.Svajda Z.
38
Serve
30
37
Return
12

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

Statistics

This season
Tiafoe F.Svajda Z.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Even
6.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.3
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tiafoe F.Svajda Z.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
69
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
89
Break points won·Slight edge
57
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tiafoe F.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Svajda Z.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+172 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Hard Elo 1690
7.1Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1718
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
8.5
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
6.8
7.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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.Svajda Z.
Freshness·Slight edge
76
81

Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Svajda Z.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Korda S.
Paul T.[5]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Paul T.[5]
Tien L.[4]
4-66-46-3
Korda S.
Cobolli F.[3]
7-616-1
Quarter-finals
Cobolli F.[3]
Wong C.
7-56-776-2
Korda S.
Ruud C.[2]
4-66-26-2
Tien L.[4]
Tiafoe F.[8]
7-653-67-5
Paul T.[5]
Fritz T.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Cobolli F.[3]
Atmane T.
7-56-4
Tien L.[4]
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-747-65
Fritz T.[1]
Jodar R.
7-646-4
Ruud C.[2]
Giron M.
4-67-666-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Svajda Z.
6-43-67-5
Wong C.
Nakashima B.[7]
6-47-64
Paul T.[5]
Walton A.
7-6116-3
Korda S.
Michelsen A.
6-37-66
R32
Nakashima B.[7]
Cilic M.
7-647-65
Paul T.[5]
Moutet C.
4-66-36-4
Walton A.
Diallo G.
7-646-3
Wong C.
Borges N.
7-654-66-3
Kecmanovic M.
Bellucci M.
6-16-4
Tiafoe F.[8]
Hijikata R.
6-46-4
Atmane T.
Kypson P.
6-32-66-4
Svajda Z.
Kovacevic A.
7-646-3
Giron M.
Shimabukuro S.
6-37-5
Michelsen A.
Vacherot V.[6]
7-646-4
Jodar R.
Quinn E.
6-26-3
Korda S.
Mcdonald M.
6-47-5