Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe will square off in the semifinal of the Delray Beach Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tommy Paul who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tommy Paul is the pick to win this match.
Tommy Paul -> 1.68
Frances Tiafoe -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Tommy Paul vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 6th time that Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Paul won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Adelaide back in 2022.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs Frances Tiafoe – Adelaide 10-January-2022
Tommy Paul
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-10 | 10-6 | 7-3 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-29 | 29-13 | 5-6 | 3-5 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 21-12 | 2-6 | 9-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 12-12 | 9-7 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-14 | 12-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 14, Paul reached the semifinal after defeating Alex Michelsen 5-7 6-4 7-64 and Jordan Thompson 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Tommy had a good straight sets win against Thompson (6-4 6-3). During the match, Paul scored 64 points vs Thompson’s 51. The American was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Paul scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Tommy Paul lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Paul put 52% of his first serves in, winning 82% (23/28) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Thompson 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tommy has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Paul has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (359-207). 5-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Paul has a compiled 180-103 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in Dallas where he beat Marcos Giron in the final 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3.
The American has a composed 9-2 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Delray Beach
Frances Tiafoe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 6-6 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 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 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 7-9 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 15, the American got to the semifinal after beating Radu Albot 7-65 7-64 and Flavio Cobolli 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Francis had a good straight sets win against Cobolli (6-4 6-2). During the match Tiafoe scored 66 points vs Cobolli’s 43. The American was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Tiafoe struck 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Frances Tiafoe was pretty effective on serve to win 79% (23/29) of his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Tiafoe broke Cobolli 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The American has an aggregate 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Delray Beach
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Paul | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 44 |
| Pts | 187-165 | 151-120 |
| Total Points | 352 | 271 |
| Winners | 74 | 59 |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% |
Both Paul and Tiafoe played 2 matches. At the moment, Tommy Paul dropped 1 set while Frances Tiafoe hasn’t conceded a set so far. Paul has played 1 set more than Tiafoe (5 vs 4). Therefore, Paul played 10 games more than Tiafoe. Paul scored 74 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 59 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Paul | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 91/166 | 74/128 |
| %1st in | 55% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 74/91 | 59/74 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 35/75 | 30/54 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 56% |
Paul made 16 aces (8 per match). Tiafoe recorded 15 aces (7.5 per match). Paul won 81% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Paul | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/16 | 7/16 |
| % Converted | 38% | 44% |
| Conceded | 15 | 10 |
| Saved | 11 | 6 |
| % Saved | 73% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Paul conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. Tiafoe conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Paul | ||||
| R2 Michelsen |
1/4 Thompson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 7-64 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 19 | 54 | |
| pts | 123-114 | 64-51 | 187-165 | |
| Total points | 237 | 115 | 352 | |
| Winners | 51 | 23 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 63/112 | 28/54 | 91/166 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 51/63 | 23/28 | 74/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 82% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/49 | 13/26 | 35/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 4/8 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 2/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 50% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tiafoe | ||||
| R2 Albot |
1/4 Cobolli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-64 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 18 | 44 | |
| pts | 85-77 | 66-43 | 151-120 | |
| Total points | 162 | 109 | 271 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 45/81 | 29/47 | 74/128 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 62% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 36/45 | 23/29 | 59/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 79% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 13/18 | 30/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 72% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/11 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 2/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 67% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLWLLL Tennis Scores in Delray Beach
- Taylor FritzFritz – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Diego Hidalgo/Cristian RodriguezHidalgo/Cristian Rodriguez – Andrew Harris/Dominik KoepferHarris/Dominik Koepfer (7-62 7-64) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Guido Andreozzi/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaAndreozzi/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Marcos GironGiron (6-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (2-3) – H2H and prediction
