Frances Tiafoe did not enjoy his second-round match at the Australian Open as he lost in straight sets to Tomas Machac. There was a rather uncharacteristic situation during a point when the American player lost a shoe. This is what has happened.

Tiafoe at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Currently ranked no.17, the American has managed to achieve an overall 2-1 record in 2024. Frances is now competing at the Australian Open where he beat the world no.40 Borna Coric 6-3 7-6⁷ 2-6 6-3.

Frances Tiafoe will square off with the world no.75 Tomas Machac in the 2^nd round on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on Kia Arena. Their current record is 1-0 for Tiafoe.

The American won 4 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Machac at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Currently ranked no.75, the Czech owns a compiled 4-2 match record in 2024. Tomas is playing at the Australian Open where he defeated the world no.136 Shintaro Mochizuki 7-5 6-1 7-5

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Tomas Machac will square off with the world no.17 Frances Tiafoe in the 2^nd round on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on Kia Arena. Their record is 1-0 for Tiafoe.

Frances Tiafoe and Tomas Machac clashed against each other just once. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe. When they played, Frances Tiafoe won 6-3 2-4 ret. in the round robin in Australia (United Cup) in December 2022.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.