Hubert Hurkacz and Frances Tiafoe will fight against each other in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open for the 7^th 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 7^th 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

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 3^rd 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

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 3^rd 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 3^rd

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

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

• Mackenzie McDonald/Alex MichelsenMcDonald/Alex Michelsen – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (6-3 5-7 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings

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