Frances Tiafoe topples Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6) in the final in Houston on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 53 minutes. This is the first time that Frances conquered this tournament. His best result in this tournament so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Tiafoe added $ 40,735 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 97,760 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Frances scored 83 points vs. Tomas Martin’s 68.
Tiafoe
Tiafoe served very well to win 81% of the points (39/48) behind his first serve, and he won 68% points (17/25) on his second serve. The American fired 12 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Tiafoe was exceptional in converting the only break point that he conquered.
Etcheverry
On the other side, Etcheverry was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Tiafoe and Etcheverry is 1-0 for Frances.
This was the 3rd career title for Tiafoe. He won the previous title in Australia. (see list of titles and finals). This was Etcheverry’s 1st final. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The American won the set after he broke Etcheverry .
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Moreover, on the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 79 points. Tiafoe conquered the set after winning 7 points more than the Argentine (43-36). Frances was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (24-4). on the other side of the net, Tomas Martin conceded 19 points on serve (32-19).
Tiafoe won the set after he broke the Argentine in the 5th (3-2) game. Tomas Martin tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nevertheless, the American didn’t lose the lead to ultimately clinch the set at the following breaker at 6.
Tiebreak
Frances won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 9th (4-5), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Etcheverry won 2 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1) and 7th (4-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 0-40). The American saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. On the other side, Etcheverry converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 72 points. Tiafoe was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Etcheverry (39-33). The American lost 13 points on serve (27-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Etcheverry conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).