Frances Tiafoe gets the better of Yi Zhou 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shanghai on Monday. Tiafoe will fight against Roman Safiullin in the 3rd round. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2017 and 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Shanghai
Tiafoe's Record

Tiafoe added to his prize money $ 24,600 after winning this match. He has already won $ 59,100 after this win. If he wins the next match, Frances will add $ 41,900 to his earnings to get in total $ 101,000 in total.

Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Yi Zhou Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tiafoe
Zhou
6-2 6-4
1h:04
57
57
Total points
39
39
32
32
Winners
18
18
56%
56%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
0
0
75%
75%
1st in
65%
65%
89%
89%
1st won
58%
58%
32/36
32/36
1st won
18/31
18/31
50%
50%
2nd won
65%
65%
6/12
6/12
2nd won
11/17
11/17
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
0/1
0/1
75%
75%
Won
0%
0%
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After this encounter, the head to head between Tiafoe and Zhou is 1-0 for Frances.

Draw and next match H2H: Frances Tiafoe vs. Roman Safiullin – stats

Tiafoe will come up against Safiullin in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Roman Safiullin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Tiafoe 6-2
TiafoeZhou
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
TiafoeZhou
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
TiafoeZhou
5
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
TiafoeZhou
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeZhou
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
TiafoeZhou
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TiafoeZhou
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
TiafoeZhou
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
TiafoeZhou
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40

Frances in this set played much better tennis than the Chinese and consequently he won 6-2 after breaking the Chinese in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Tiafoe won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 0-1 to 5-1.

Frances converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Tiafoe didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Frances was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Yi (28-19). Tiafoe was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, Zhou conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

2nd Set -
Tiafoe 6-4
TiafoeZhou
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TiafoeZhou
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TiafoeZhou
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeZhou
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
TiafoeZhou
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeZhou
2
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
TiafoeZhou
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
TiafoeZhou
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
TiafoeZhou
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Frances conquered in the 9th game (5-4) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Tiafoe was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, Zhou wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40).

They played 49 points. Tiafoe won 9 more points than the Chinese (29-20). Frances lost 7 points on serve (22-7). On the other side, Zhou conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).

1st
Tiafoe
Zhou
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Tiafoe
Zhou
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

Tennis Scores in Shanghai

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  • Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 6-2)
  • Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Zizou BergsBergs (6-3 3-6 6-2)
  • Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-2)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yi ZhouZhou (6-2 6-4)
  • Jannik SinnerSinner – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 6-4)
  • Jakub MensikMensik – Andrey RublevRublev (6-77 6-4 6-3)
  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-63 7-69)
  • Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 6-2)
  • Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-66 6-4)
  • Alexander ZverevZverev – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-2)
  • Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Juncheng ShangShang (6-2 6-2)
  • Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (7-67 7-5)
  • Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (7-64 6-3)
  • Aleksandar VukicVukic – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-4)
  • Daniil Medvedev
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  • Tommy PaulPaul – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-1 6-3)
  • Alexandre MullerMuller – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-2)
  • Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Arthur FilsFils (7-64 7-65)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Kei NishikoriNishikori (7-66 6-4)
  • Tomas MachacMachac – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (1-6 7-63 6-4)
  • Yibing WuWu – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 6-1)
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 4-6 6-4)
  • Ben SheltonShelton – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 7-5)
  • Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-72 6-2 6-4)
  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-3 6-2)
  • Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (7-65 3-6 7-5)
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