Daniel Evans conquers Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in Washington on Friday. Evans will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 44 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reach the quarter in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Evans added to his prize money $ 46,730 after winning this match. He has already won $ 97,785 up to now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Evans will add $ 90,720 to his earnings to get in total $ 188,505.
Highlights Daniel Evans vs. Frances Tiafoe Citi Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Brit scored 72 points vs. Tiafoe’s 62.
Evans
The Brit served very well to win 76% of the points (28/37) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (16/21) on his second serve. Evans struck 10 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Daniel won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 30% (3/10) of the procured opportunities.
Tiafoe
On the other side, the American had a tough time converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Evans and Tiafoe is 4-4.
Draw and next match H2H: Daniel Evans vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats
Evans will come up against Dimitrov in the semifinal.
This will be the 6th time that Daniel Evans and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 2-6 7-65 6-4 in the 1st round in Eastbourne back in 2011.
Live score progression and stats
Evans got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Frances Tiafoe in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for Evans to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
The Brit converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 75 points. Daniel was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Tiafoe (40-35). The Brit lost 7 points on serve (22-7). on the other side of the net, Frances conceded 18 points on serve (28-18).
Evans came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Frances Tiafoe in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the Brit managed to stage a good comeback to break the American in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
The Brit converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Tiafoe converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They played 59 points. Evans was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Frances (32-27). The Brit dropped 7 points on serve (22-7). In addition, on the other side, the American conceded 10 points on serve (20-10).
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Daniel EvansEvans – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Ugo HumbertHumbert (w/o) – Stats and score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jeff WolfWolf (7-5 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Daniel EvansEvans (3-2) – H2H details and stats
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-0) – H2H details and stats