Frances Tiafoe and Yoshihito Nishioka will play each other in the 2nd round of the Dallas Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.51
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 2.56
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
This will be the 6th time that Frances Tiafoe and Yoshihito Nishioka clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Nishioka won 7-6(2) 6-2 in the quarter in Atlanta back in 2024.
Highlights Yoshihito Nishioka vs Frances Tiafoe – Atlanta 26-July-2024
Frances Tiafoe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-23 | 13-13 | 11-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 18, Francis got to the 2nd round after beating Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Tiafoe defeated Daniel (6-1 3-6 6-4). During the match, Tiafoe scored 81 points vs Daniel’s 71. Tiafoe was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tiafoe managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Frances Tiafoe was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (32/43) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Daniel 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Tiafoe has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (305-226). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tiafoe has a composed 50-47 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Francis has an overall 3-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dallas
Yoshihito Nishioka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-22 | 16-14 | 0-2 | 10-2 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-24 | 17-15 | 6-7 | 1-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-22 | 14-15 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 25-13 | 2-5 | 17-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-26 | 5-11 | 8-7 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 67, Yoshihito reached the 2nd round after defeating Brandon Nakashima 6-4 7-6(6).
In the 1st round, Yoshihito had a good straight sets win against Nakashima (6-4 7-66). During the match Nishioka scored 70 points vs Nakashima’s 64. The Japanese was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Nishioka fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Yoshihito Nishioka was extremely efficient on serve to win 82% (31/38) of his 1st serve and 70% (19/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Japanese broke Nakashima once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
The Japanese has an aggregate 7-3 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dallas
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020 and 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tiafoe | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 |
| Pts | 81-71 | 70-64 |
| Total Points | 152 | 134 |
| Winners | 32 | 31 |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% |
Both Tiafoe and Nishioka played 1 match. At the moment, Frances Tiafoe dropped 1 set while Yoshihito Nishioka hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Tiafoe has played 1 set more than Nishioka (3 vs 2). Therefore, Tiafoe played 3 games more than Nishioka. The American scored 32 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Nishioka bagged 31 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tiafoe | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 3 |
| 1st in | 43/77 | 38/65 |
| %1st in | 56% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 31/38 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 19/27 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 70% |
Tiafoe scored 8 aces . Nishioka bagged 3 aces . Tiafoe won 74% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Nishioka won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 70% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tiafoe | Nishioka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 1 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 1/5 |
| % Converted | 50% | 20% |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 |
| Saved | 3 | 0 |
| % Saved | 60% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Tiafoe broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Yoshihito broke his opponent once with a 20% conversion rate. The Japanese was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points.
| Tiafoe | |||
| R1 Daniel | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 81-71 | 81-71 | |
| Total points | 152 | 152 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 43/77 | 43/77 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 32/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 19/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Nishioka | |||
| R1 Nakashima | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 70-64 | 70-64 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/65 | 38/65 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 31/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/27 | 19/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 70% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 1/5 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 20% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Dallas
- Tomas MachacMachac – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor FritzFritz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Jamie Murray/John PeersMurray/John Peers – Mitchell Krueger/Ethan QuinnKrueger/Ethan Quinn (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (6-76 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Christian Harrison/Evan KingHarrison/Evan King – Joe Salisbury/Neal SkupskiSalisbury/Neal Skupski (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Santiago Gonzalez/Lucas MiedlerGonzalez/Lucas Miedler (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (2-6 7-61 6-1) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Trevor SvajdaSvajda (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Brandon HoltHolt (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-1 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Casper RuudRuud (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-5) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Tomas MachacMachac (1-0) – H2H and prediction