Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Stockholm Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.71
Tommy Paul -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Tommy Paul
This will be the 4th time that Frances Tiafoe and Tommy Paul square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Tiafoe won 7-5 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Delray beach back in 2020.
Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs Tommy Paul – Delray beach 20-February-2020
Frances Tiafoe
Ranked no. 41, Tiafoe got to the semifinal after defeating Elias Ymer 6-4 7-62, Pedro Martinez Portero 6-4 6-4 and Daniel Evans 1-6 6-1 6-1.
In the quarter against Evans, Francis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-1 6-1). During the match, Tiafoe scored 78 points vs Evans’s 71. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tiafoe made 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 65% of his first serves in, winning 70% (35/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (11/27) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Evans 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Tiafoe has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (265-186). 9-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Tiafoe has an overall41-35 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Nottingham 1 Challenger where he beat Denis Kudla in the final 6-1 6-3.
Tiafoe has a composed 41-26 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Stockholm
Tiafoe has never competed in this tournament before.
Tommy Paul
Ranked no. 52, the American reached the semifinal after defeating Leo Borg 6-4 6-2, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-4 6-4 and Andy Murray 6-2 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Paul defeated Murray (6-2 3-6 6-3). During the match Paul scored 89 points vs Murray’s 70. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Paul blasted 2 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Tommy Paul was exceptionally effective on serve to win 83% (29/35) of his 1st serve and 64% (21/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Murray 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Tommy’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Parma.
Paul has a composed 31-23 win-loss record in 2021, 10-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tiafoe | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 64 |
| Pts | 225-203 | 224-179 |
| Total Points | 428 | 403 |
| Winners | 113 | 86 |
| %Winners | 50% | 38% |
Both Tiafoe and Paul played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Frances Tiafoe conceded 1 set, while Tommy Paul surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Tiafoe and Paul have played the same amount of sets 7. They also played the same amount of games (64). Tiafoe scored 113 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Tommy recorded 86 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tiafoe | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 146/220 | 102/188 |
| %1st in | 66% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 113/146 | 86/102 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 30/74 | 47/86 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 55% |
Tiafoe blasted 23 aces (7.7 per match). Paul recorded 10 aces (3.3 per match). Tiafoe won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Paul won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tiafoe | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/23 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 43% | 53% |
| Conceded | 23 | 7 |
| Saved | 19 | 4 |
| % Saved | 83% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Francis broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tiafoe surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Paul conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tiafoe | |||||
| R1 Ymer |
R2 Martinez Portero |
1/4 Evans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-62 | 6-4 6-4 | 1-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 21 | 64 | |
| pts | 77-68 | 70-64 | 78-71 | 225-203 | |
| Total points | 145 | 134 | 149 | 428 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | 35 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 56% | 45% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 48/73 | 48/70 | 50/77 | 146/220 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 69% | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 39/48 | 35/50 | 113/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | 70% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/25 | 9/22 | 11/27 | 30/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 41% | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/7 | 5/12 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 29% | 42% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 6/6 | 6/8 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 100% | 75% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Paul | |||||
| R1 Borg |
R2 Fritz |
1/4 Murray |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 26 | 64 | |
| pts | 61-43 | 74-66 | 89-70 | 224-179 | |
| Total points | 104 | 140 | 159 | 403 | |
| Winners | 28 | 29 | 29 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 39% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/52 | 35/68 | 35/68 | 102/188 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 51% | 51% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/32 | 29/35 | 29/35 | 86/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 83% | 83% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 15/33 | 21/33 | 47/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 45% | 64% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/7 | 4/8 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 43% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 0% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Stockholm
- Tommy PaulPaul – Andy MurrayMurray (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Daniel EvansEvans (1-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Andy MurrayMurray (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Tommy PaulPaul – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (3-3) – H2H and prediction
