Frances Tiafoe vs Aleksandar Kovacevic — Acapulco Round of 16
Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
USA8#23ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026 ·
hard
#96ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$637kYTD
$3.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
Tiafoe F.6-4 3-6 7-6
Kovacevic A.
Tiafoe F.
6372
Kovacevic A.
4661
Frances Tiafoe defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #23, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Frances Tiafoe extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | R32 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 7-5 3-6 6-3 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 |
| 2024-07-29 | Washington | R16 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
10.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
75
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
90
Break points won·Dominant
45
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
34
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
65
76
Tiafoe F.: played today · 2 matches, 49 games (7d) · Kovacevic A.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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