Frances Tiafoe vs Grigor Dimitrov — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
BUL20#138ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$329kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Tiafoe F.7-5 7-6 6-7 7-5
Dimitrov G.
Tiafoe F.
77673
Dimitrov G.
56751
Frances Tiafoe defeated Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 7-6 6-7 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, defending last year's round of 128. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged Grigor Dimitrov in four tight sets (7–5 7–6 6–7 7–5).
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 6-7 6-3 4-1 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-09-21 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2018-08-06 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Grigor Dimitrov | 7-6 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Even
7.9
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
74
85
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Clear edge
45
64
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
97
Tiebreaks·Even
97
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
84
87
Tiafoe F.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Dimitrov G.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast