John Millman and Frances Tiafoe will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Astana Open for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.571
John Millman -> 2.53
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Prediction and head to head John Millman vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 5th time that John Millman and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Millman and Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
John Millman
Ranked no. 45, Millman reached the semifinal after defeating Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 and Tommy Paul 6-75 6-4 7-65.
In the quarter against Paul, Millman recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 7-65). During the match Millman scored 121 points vs Paul’s 114. Millman was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Millman wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, John Millman was quite effective on serve to win 71% (34/48) of his 1st serve and 54% (30/56) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 5 times. The Australian broke Paul 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Millman has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Millman has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (290-197). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Millman has a 24-22 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
John has a 14-11 win-loss record in 2020, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Nur-Sultan
John didn’t play in Nur-Sultan in 2019.
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 64, the American reached the semifinal after beating Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-2, Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 6-3 and Egor Gerasimov 7-65 5-7 7-5.
In the quarter, Tiafoe defeated Gerasimov (7-65 5-7 7-5).-117) than Gerasimov. In fact, the world no. 45 won 117 points vs Gerasimov’s. That means that Tiafoe was more focused during the important points. Tiafoe was exceptionally aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Tiafoe bagged 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 63% of his first serves in, winning 79% (59/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (17/44) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Gerasimov 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tiafoe has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Francis’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Parma Challenger.
Francis has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Nur-Sultan
Tiafoe didn’t compete in Nur-Sultan in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Millman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 75 |
| Pts | 185-165 | 262-223 |
| Total Points | 350 | 485 |
| Winners | 72 | 111 |
| %Winners | 39% | 42% |
Millman played 2 matches while Tiafoe competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. John Millman conceded 1 set, while Frances Tiafoe dropper 1 set. Millman has played 2 set(s) less than Tiafoe (5 vs 7). Therefore, Millman played 20 games less than Tiafoe. Millman scored 72 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Francis blasted 111 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Millman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 6 |
| 1st in | 96/171 | 144/233 |
| %1st in | 56% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 72/96 | 111/144 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 41/75 | 46/89 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Millman managed to score 2 aces (1 per match). Tiafoe managed to score 18 aces (6 per match). Millman won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Millman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 11 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 11/24 |
| % Converted | 57% | 46% |
| Conceded | 11 | 15 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 55% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Millman conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. Tiafoe broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Millman | ||||
| R2 Verdasco |
1/4 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-75 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 36 | 55 | |
| pts | 64-51 | 121-114 | 185-165 | |
| Total points | 115 | 235 | 350 | |
| Winners | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 59% | 28% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/67 | 48/104 | 96/171 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 46% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 38/48 | 34/48 | 72/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 30/56 | 41/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 6/10 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 29% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Tiafoe | |||||
| R1 Moutet |
R2 Kecmanovic |
1/4 Gerasimov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-65 5-7 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 37 | 75 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 79-56 | 117-120 | 262-223 | |
| Total points | 113 | 135 | 237 | 485 | |
| Winners | 25 | 27 | 59 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% | 50% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 36/61 | 33/53 | 75/119 | 144/233 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 62% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/36 | 27/33 | 59/75 | 111/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 82% | 79% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 14/20 | 17/44 | 46/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 70% | 39% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 40% | 60% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/4 | 3/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 50% | 103% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Nur
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- John MillmanMillman – Tommy PaulPaul (6-75 6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (7-65 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- John MillmanMillman – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
