Frances Tiafoe beats Bjorn Fratangelo 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Delray Beach on Sunday in what was an all-American contest. Tiafoe will face off with Cameron Norrie in the quarter.
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Tiafoe conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Tiafoe broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.
Fratangelo was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.
Francis converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Fratangelo converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-2 30-40).
They played 65 points. Francis won 5 points more than Fratangelo (35-30). Tiafoe lost 12 points on serve (21-12). On the other side, Fratangelo conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Bjorn clinched in the 6th game (4-2) before finally conquering the set (6-3).
They contested 50 points. Fratangelo was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Tiafoe (28-22). Bjorn surrendered 8 points on serve (22-8). on the other side of the net, Francis conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
Tiafoe had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Fratangelo in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Francis extended his lead after breaking Fratangelo in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).
Bjorn lost the 4th game (4-0) when he had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0. It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Tiafoe won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
They contested 51 points. Francis was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than Fratangelo (33-18). Francis surrendered 10 points on serve (22-10). In addition, on the other side, Fratangelo conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).
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At the end of the match, Tiafoe scored 89 points vs. Fratangelo’s 77.
Tiafoe served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (40/48) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 43% points (16/37) on his second serve. Francis was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6). On the other side, Bjorn had some problems converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Tiafoe and Fratangelo is 2-3 for Bjorn.
Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Bjorn Fratangelo Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach
Draw and next match H2H: Frances Tiafoe vs. Cameron Norrie – stats
Tiafoe will square off with Norrie in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Cameron Norrie since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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