Frances Tiafoe vs Taylor Fritz — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
USA#9ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWLW
Tiafoe F.6-3 2-6 6-3
Fritz T.
Tiafoe F.
6262
Fritz T.
3631
Frances Tiafoe defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 7–1. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | Halle | F | grass | Frances Tiafoe | 4-6 4-6 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | SF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-02-27 | Acapulco | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-10-03 | Tokyo | F | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2022-08-08 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 5-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 6-3 7-6 |
| 2019-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2016-08-22 | Winston-Salem | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
12.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast