Frances Tiafoe has just reached the 4th round at the Miami Open where he will face the seed no.1, Daniil Medvedev. The American player is having a remarkable run in South Florida after winning all his 3 matches in 3 sets and after losing the opener.
Tiafoe’s record in Miami
However, it’s is worth noting that this is not the first time that Frances goes so deep in Miami. Frances reached the quarterfinal in the last edition of the Miami Open in 2019 and he got to the 4th round also in 2018. In addition, Tiafoe has a remarkable 12-3 win-loss record in Miami.
Next vs. Medvedev
However, Frances will have an extremely tough test on Tuesday when he will face the world no.2 Daniil Medvedev in the 4th round. Their current record is 3-1 for Medvedev.
Previously, the last time they played each other, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-1 6-0 in the 4th round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2020.
Here the highlights.
Tiafoe in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.58, Tiafoe owns a composed 9-6 win-loss record in 2021. Francis is playing in Miami where he managed to beat Stefano Travaglia 5-7 6-4 6-2, Daniel Evans 6-75 6-3 6-3 and Dusan Lajovic 1-6 7-5 6-3.
Frances’ best result of the season was reaching the quarterfinal in Delray Beach.
Medvedev in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.2 (career-high), Daniil has an overall 16-2 record in 2021. Daniil is currently playing in Miami where he toppled Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-2 and Alexei Popyrin 7-63 6-77 6-4.
Daniil has won 1 title in 2021 in Marseille. Daniil got to the final at the Australian Open.
Medvedev won 10 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
