Frances Tiafoe and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Millennium Estoril Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on ESTÁDIO MILLENNIUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.76
Nuno Borges -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Nuno Borges
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Nuno Borges since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Frances Tiafoe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-23 | 13-13 | 11-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-27 | 21-13 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-21 | 21-10 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-25 | 19-11 | 8-6 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 29, the American got to the 2nd round after defeating Dusan Lajovic 2-6 7-5 6-0.
In the 1st round against Lajovic, Francis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-0). During the match, Tiafoe scored 83 points vs Lajovic’s 72. Francis was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tiafoe scored just 1 ace and he committed only 2 double faults. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 53% of his first serves in, winning 63% (26/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. Francis broke Lajovic 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Tiafoe has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (274-194). 4-2 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tiafoe has a compiled92-51 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The American has a composed 8-7 win-loss record in 2022, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Estoril
Nuno Borges
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-33 | 17-14 | 9-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-26 | 20-12 | 13-7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-26 | 20-11 | 8-7 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 7-5 | 28-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 52-21 | 6-4 | 46-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 131 (career-high), the Portuguese reached the 2nd round after defeating Pablo Andujar 6-4 3-0 ret..
In the 1st round, The Portuguese had a good straight sets win against Andujar (6-4 3-0 ret.). During the match Borges scored 44 points vs Andujar’s 34. The Portuguese was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Borges blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nuno Borges lost the serve once. Furthermore, Borges put 78% of his first serves in, winning 68% (21/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (6/9) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Andujar 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Nuno’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger and the Barletta Challenger.
Borges has an overall 20-6 win-loss record in 2022, 15-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Estoril
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tiafoe | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 13 |
| Pts | 83-72 | 44-34 |
| Total Points | 155 | 78 |
| Winners | 26 | 21 |
| %Winners | 31% | 48% |
Both Tiafoe and Borges played 1 match. At the moment, Frances Tiafoe dropped 1 set while Nuno Borges hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Talking about their workload, Tiafoe and Borges have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Tiafoe played 13 games more than Borges. The American scored 26 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Nuno managed to score 21 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tiafoe | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 41/78 | 31/40 |
| %1st in | 53% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 21/31 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 6/9 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 67% |
Tiafoe blasted 1 ace . Borges also blasted 3 aces . Tiafoe won 63% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tiafoe | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 67% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 1 |
| Saved | 8 | 0 |
| % Saved | 67% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Francis broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Borges broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Nuno conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tiafoe | |||
| R1 Lajovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-5 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 83-72 | 83-72 | |
| Total points | 155 | 155 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 41/78 | 41/78 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 26/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 21/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Borges | |||
| R1 Andujar | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 13 | |
| pts | 44-34 | 44-34 | |
| Total points | 78 | 78 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 31/40 | 31/40 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 21/31 | 21/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Estoril
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Joao SousaSousa (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-3 7-69) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Tommy PaulPaul (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 3-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Dusan LajovicLajovic (2-6 7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Federico CoriaCoria (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Pablo AndujarAndujar (6-4 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Benoit PairePaire (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-3 7-6(9)) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Tommy PaulPaul (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Joao SousaSousa (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Hugo DellienDellien (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (3-4) – H2H and prediction
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Carlos TabernerTaberner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Marin CilicCilic (0-0) – H2H and prediction