Frances Tiafoe vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Estoril Round of 16
Estoril · ATP · Round of 16
USA8#23ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2019 ·
clay
#199ATP
1689ELO
1618Clay ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tiafoe F.2-6 6-3 7-6
Nishioka Y.
Tiafoe F.
2672
Nishioka Y.
6361
Frances Tiafoe defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 2-6 6-3 7-6 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe dropped the opening set before beating Yoshihito Nishioka 2–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R128 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 7-6 6-3 |
| 2025-02-03 | Dallas | R16 | hard | Yoshihito Nishioka | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-07-22 | Atlanta | QF | hard | Yoshihito Nishioka | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2023-02-27 | Acapulco | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-08-09 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
74
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
89
Break points won·Clear edge
45
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
97
Tiebreaks·Even
98
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
50
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Tiafoe F.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 136 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast