Frances Tiafoe vs Alexander Zverev — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017 ·
hard
GER4#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tiafoe F.4-6 6-3 6-4
Zverev A.
Tiafoe F.
4662
Zverev A.
6341
Frances Tiafoe defeated Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 9–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Frances Tiafoe had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Frances Tiafoe claimed a first win over Alexander Zverev in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe dropped the opening set before beating Alexander Zverev 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–9| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-09-20 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-7 7-5 |
| 2023-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Alexander Zverev | 3-6 7-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2021-10-25 | Vienna | F | hard | Alexander Zverev | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2019-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 3-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 |
| 2018-10-29 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-07-03 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 6-4 6-3 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-2 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.9
8.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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