Frances Tiafoe tops Aslan Karatsev 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Paris on Thursday. Tiafoe will face Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 2nd round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
The American added to his prize money € 45,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 142,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Tiafoe will add € 98,000 to his earnings to get in total € 240,000 in total.
Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Aslan Karatsev French Open – Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoIprm6BMC8
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Tiafoe scored 116 points vs. the Russian’s 97.
Tiafoe
Frances served very well to win 85% of the points (50/59) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (23/44) on his second serve. Frances blasted 10 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Frances won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities.
Karatsev
On the other side, Karatsev was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Tiafoe and Karatsev is 1-0 for Frances.
Draw and next match H2H: Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexander Zverev – stats
Tiafoe will square off with Zverev in the 3rd round.
This will be the 8th time that Frances Tiafoe and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
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 Russian grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).
Karatsev was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Russian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 45 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Frances (26-19). Karatsev surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the court, Tiafoe conceded 6 points on serve (14-6).
Tiafoe won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Tiafoe broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.
The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 53 points. The American conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Karatsev (32-21). Tiafoe conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). In addition, on the other side, Karatsev conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
Tiafoe got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Aslan Karatsev in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Tiafoe to win the set since the Russian succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Frances kept his focus to break the Russian in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Frances converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Russian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 69 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Tiafoe won just 3 more points than Aslan (36-33). The American dropped 12 points on serve (25-12). on the other side of the net, Aslan conceded 11 points on serve (21-11).
Tiafoe had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Aslan Karatsev in the 1st game (1-0). Tiafoe improved his lead after breaking Aslan in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The American converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. Tiafoe conquered the set after winning 12 more points than Karatsev (29-17). The American was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). In addition, on the other side, Aslan conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
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