Frances Tiafoe conquers Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in New York on Monday. Tiafoe will face Andrey Rublev in the quarter. The battle lasted 3 hours and 34 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 4th round in 2020 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Tiafoe's Record

Tiafoe added to his prize money $ 167,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 445,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 260,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 705,000 in total.

Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Rafael Nadal U.S. Open – New York

Tiafoe’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tiafoe
Nadal
6-4 4-6 6-4
6-3
3h:34
120
120
Total points
110
110
44
44
Winners
43
43
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
28
28
Unforced
26
26
52%
52%
Ratio Unforced
48%
48%
17/24
17/24
Net Approaches
10/14
10/14
71%
71%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
18
18
Aces
9
9
4
4
Double Faults
9
9
50%
50%
1st in
53%
53%
76%
76%
1st won
72%
72%
44/58
44/58
1st won
43/60
43/60
60%
60%
2nd won
56%
56%
35/58
35/58
2nd won
30/54
30/54
222
222
Fastest serve
197
197
194
194
AVG 1st Serve
183
183
137
137
AVG 2nd Serve
162
162
-- Break Points --
5/8
5/8
Total
2/6
2/6
63%
63%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Frances scored 120 points vs. Rafael’s 110.

Tiafoe

Tiafoe served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (44/58) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (35/58) on his second serve. Tiafoe blasted 18 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Frances was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that he procured (5/8).

Nadal

On the other side, Nadal was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Tiafoe and Nadal is 1-2 for Rafael.

Draw and next match H2H: Frances Tiafoe vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Tiafoe will take on Rublev in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Tiafoe and Rublev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Rublev won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in March 2022.

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American snatched in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

They played 66 points. Tiafoe won 4 more points than Rafael (35-31). The American surrendered 13 points on serve (24-13). On the losing side, Rafael conceded 11 points on serve (18-11).

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Spaniard conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The Spaniard was flawless in converting all his break points in the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. Rafael was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Frances (28-23). Nadal conceded 5 points on serve (21-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Tiafoe conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Tiafoe grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

Tiafoe was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Tiafoe didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 51 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Frances won just 3 points more than the Spaniard (27-24

). Tiafoe lost 6 points on serve (20-6). on the other side of the net, Rafael conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).

The American won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Frances broke back 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th game to conquer the set 6-3.

The Spaniard was powerless in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.

The American converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (1-3 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, Nadal converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 63 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Nadal (35-28). Tiafoe surrendered 12 points on serve (17-12). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 18 points on serve (16-18).

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