Hubert Hurkacz and Frances Tiafoe will fight against each other in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:00 pm on P&G GRANDSTAND. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hubert Hurkacz is the pick to win this match.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.68
Frances Tiafoe -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Hubert Hurkacz vs. Frances Tiafoe
This will be the 7th time that Hubert Hurkacz and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Tiafoe won 7-5 6-3 in the R in Laver cup back in 2023.
Hubert Hurkacz
38 - 16win/loss
16
6
LLWLWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-19 | 17-10 | 14-4 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-21 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-23 | 22-9 | 1-4 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Hubert reached the quarter after defeating Unknown Player bye, Yoshihito Nishioka 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1 and Flavio Cobolli 6-3 3-6 6-1.
In the 3rd round, Hubert defeated Cobolli (6-3 3-6 6-1). During the match, Hurkacz scored 79 points vs Cobolli’s 68. Hubert was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hurkacz struck 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Hubert Hurkacz was exceptionally effective on serve to win 76% (34/45) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Hurkacz broke Cobolli 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hubert has conceded 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Hurkacz has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (388-227). 15-7 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hurkacz has a composed 182-86 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Estoril where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.
The Pole has an aggregate 38-15 win-loss record in 2024, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Frances Tiafoe
23 - 19win/loss
18
10
LLWLWLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-27 | 21-13 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 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. 27, the American reached the quarter after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-6(6), Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 and Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-7(10) 7-6(5).
In the 3rd round, Tiafoe defeated Lehecka (6-4 6-710 7-65). During the match Tiafoe scored 129 points vs Lehecka’s 121. The American was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Tiafoe bagged 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Frances Tiafoe was extremely effective on serve to win 81% (47/58) of his 1st serve and 61% (38/62) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Tiafoe broke Lehecka twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francis has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Tiafoe’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Houston.
Tiafoe has an aggregate 22-19 win-loss record in 2024, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hurkacz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 75 |
| Pts | 183-160 | 272-231 |
| Total Points | 343 | 503 |
| Winners | 87 | 93 |
| %Winners | 48% | 34% |
Hurkacz played 2 matches while Tiafoe competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hubert Hurkacz conceded 2 sets, while Frances Tiafoe lost 1 set. Hurkacz has played 1 set(s) less than Tiafoe (6 vs 7). Therefore, Hurkacz played 21 games less than Tiafoe. Hubert scored 87 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 93 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hurkacz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 15.5 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 115/184 | 115/228 |
| %1st in | 63% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 87/115 | 93/115 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 38/69 | 67/113 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 59% |
Hurkacz recorded 31 aces (15.5 per match). Tiafoe managed to score 19 aces (6.3 per match). Hurkacz won 76% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Tiafoe won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hurkacz | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 10 |
| Converted | 5/15 | 10/34 |
| % Converted | 33% | 29% |
| Conceded | 21 | 10 |
| Saved | 18 | 7 |
| % Saved | 86% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Hubert broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Pole dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Tiafoe broke his opponents 10 times with a 29% conversion rate. Francis conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hurkacz | ||||
| R2 Nishioka |
R3 Cobolli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-64 6-1 | 6-3 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 25 | 54 | |
| pts | 104-92 | 79-68 | 183-160 | |
| Total points | 196 | 147 | 343 | |
| Winners | 53 | 34 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 43% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 21 | 10 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 70/114 | 45/70 | 115/184 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 53/70 | 34/45 | 87/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 16/25 | 38/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 64% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/10 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 30% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 19 | 2 | 21 | |
| Saved | 17/19 | 1/2 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 50% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tiafoe | |||||
| R1 Davidovich Fokina |
R2 Musetti |
R3 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-66 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-710 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 | 36 | 75 | |
| pts | 82-70 | 61-40 | 129-121 | 272-231 | |
| Total points | 152 | 101 | 250 | 503 | |
| Winners | 20 | 26 | 47 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 24% | 43% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 26/67 | 31/41 | 58/120 | 115/228 | |
| % 1st in | 39% | 76% | 48% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 20/26 | 26/31 | 47/58 | 93/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 84% | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/41 | 6/10 | 38/62 | 67/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 60% | 61% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/12 | 2/8 | 10/34 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 33% | 25% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | – | 86% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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