Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Frances Tiafoe will square off in the quarter of the Erste Bank Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diego Sebastian Schwartzman who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman is the pick to win this match.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman -> 1.71
Frances Tiafoe -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 3rd time that Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Schwartzman (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Schwartzman won 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2021.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
Ranked no. 16, Diego got to the quarter after defeating Fabio Fognini 6-2 7-5 and Gael Monfils 7-65 4-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Diego defeated Monfils (7-65 4-6 6-2). During the match, Schwartzman scored 109 points vs Monfils’s 92. The Argentine was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Regarding the service games, Schwartzman made 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman was pretty efficient on serve to win 77% (51/66) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Schwartzman broke Monfils 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Schwartzman has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (407-247). 5-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Schwartzman has a compiled 29-24 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in in Buenos Aires where he beat Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-1 6-2.
Diego has a composed 37-21 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Vienna
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 49, the American reached the quarter after beating Alex Molcan 6-4 3-6 6-1, Lucas Miedler 6-75 6-4 6-3, Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-4 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Tsitsipas, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Tiafoe scored 83 points vs Tsitsipas’s 79. The American was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Tiafoe recorded 3 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Frances Tiafoe was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (36/51) of his 1st serve and 71% (22/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Tsitsipas 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tiafoe started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title in the Nottingham 1 Challenger where he defeated Denis Kudla in the final 6-1 6-3.
Francis has an overall 36-24 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Schwartzman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 106 |
| Pts | 179-149 | 341-303 |
| Total Points | 328 | 644 |
| Winners | 78 | 148 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Schwartzman played 2 matches while Tiafoe competed in 4 matches. Tiafoe started his run from the qualifications while Schwartzman had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman surrendered 1 set, while Frances Tiafoe lost 3 sets. Schwartzman has played 6 set(s) less than Tiafoe (5 vs 11). Therefore, Schwartzman played 55 games less than Tiafoe. Diego scored 78 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The American made 148 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Schwartzman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 105/155 | 196/314 |
| %1st in | 68% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 78/105 | 148/196 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 28/50 | 73/118 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 62% |
Schwartzman bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Tiafoe managed to score 22 aces (5.5 per match). Schwartzman won 74% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Schwartzman | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 13 |
| Converted | 7/27 | 13/30 |
| % Converted | 26% | 43% |
| Conceded | 7 | 16 |
| Saved | 4 | 10 |
| % Saved | 57% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Schwartzman broke his opponents 7 times with a 26% conversion rate. Schwartzman surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Francis broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. Francis conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Schwartzman | ||||
| R1 Fognini |
R2 Monfils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 7-65 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 31 | 51 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 109-92 | 179-149 | |
| Total points | 127 | 201 | 328 | |
| Winners | 27 | 51 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 39/61 | 66/94 | 105/155 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 70% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 51/66 | 78/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 77% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 15/28 | 28/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 54% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 3/13 | 7/27 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 23% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tiafoe | ||||||
| Q1 Molcan |
Q3 Miedler |
R1 Lajovic |
R2 Tsitsipas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 6-75 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 106 | |
| pts | 83-75 | 104-91 | 71-58 | 83-79 | 341-303 | |
| Total points | 158 | 195 | 129 | 162 | 644 | |
| Winners | 32 | 50 | 30 | 36 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 48% | 42% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/81 | 64/96 | 38/55 | 51/82 | 196/314 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 67% | 69% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 50/64 | 30/38 | 36/51 | 148/196 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 21/32 | 9/17 | 22/31 | 73/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 66% | 53% | 71% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/8 | 3/11 | 3/5 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 27% | 60% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 75% | 60% | 122% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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