Yoshihito Nishioka vs Frances TiafoeDallas Round of 16

Dallas · ATP · Round of 16
#199ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2025 ·
hard
#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
Nishioka Y.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Tiafoe F.
Nishioka Y.
3662
Tiafoe F.
6431

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Frances Tiafoe 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Dallas round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Yoshihito Nishioka narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR128hardFrances Tiafoe6-3 7-6 6-3
2024-07-22AtlantaQFhardYoshihito Nishioka7-6 6-2
2023-02-27AcapulcoR32hardFrances Tiafoe7-6 6-4
2021-08-09Canada MastersR64hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 6-3
2019-04-29EstorilR16clayFrances Tiafoe2-6 6-3 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
79
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
97
Break points won·Clear edge
57
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
88
Tiebreaks·Even
94
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
65

Tiafoe F.: played today · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw