Frances Tiafoe and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will square off in the 2nd round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 pm on 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 Frances Tiafoe who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Frances Tiafoe is the pick to win this match.
Frances Tiafoe -> 1.8
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Frances Tiafoe vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
This will be the 3rd time that Frances Tiafoe and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Tiafoe won 6-3 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2024.
Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Cincinnati 13-August-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 defeating Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, Francis had a good straight sets win against Muller (6-4 6-2). During the match, Tiafoe scored 63 points vs Muller’s 49. Francis was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tiafoe blasted 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Frances Tiafoe lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Tiafoe put 51% of his first serves in, winning 79% (23/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Francis broke Muller 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Tiafoe has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (306-227). 3-2 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tiafoe has a composed 163-110 record in the last years on hard.
The American has an aggregate 4-3 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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LWWLWWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44-26 | 22-14 | 9-6 | 8-4 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-22 | 13-12 | 2-5 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-28 | 18-11 | 9-8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-26 | 7-9 | 11-8 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 4-6 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 48, the Spaniard got to the 2nd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 1-6 7-6(6) 6-2.
In the 1st round against Bellucci, Davidovich Fokina recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-66 6-2). During the match Davidovich Fokina scored 87 points vs Bellucci’s 79. Davidovich Fokina was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Davidovich Fokina scored 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was quite effective on serve to win 76% (38/50) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Alejandro broke Bellucci twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Delray Beach.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 10-5 win-loss record in 2025, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Alejandro has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tiafoe | Davidovich Fokina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 28 |
| Pts | 63-49 | 87-79 |
| Total Points | 112 | 166 |
| Winners | 23 | 38 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Both Tiafoe and Davidovich Fokina played 1 match. At the moment, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina conceded 1 set while Frances Tiafoe hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Tiafoe has played 1 set(s) less than Davidovich Fokina (2 vs 3). Therefore, Tiafoe played 10 games less than Davidovich Fokina. Tiafoe scored 23 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Davidovich Fokina fired 38 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tiafoe | Davidovich Fokina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 29/57 | 50/74 |
| %1st in | 51% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 38/50 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 14/24 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 58% |
Tiafoe fired 5 aces . Davidovich Fokina bagged 5 aces . Tiafoe won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Davidovich Fokina won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tiafoe | Davidovich Fokina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 71% | 29% |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 60% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Tiafoe broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. Francis surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. Alejandro conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tiafoe | |||
| R1 Muller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 63-49 | 63-49 | |
| Total points | 112 | 112 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 29/57 | 29/57 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 23/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 12/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Davidovich Fokina | |||
| R1 Bellucci |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-66 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 87-79 | 87-79 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/74 | 50/74 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 38/50 | 38/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 14/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mattia BellucciBellucci (1-6 7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-5 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Tomas Machac/Jakub MensikMachac/Jakub Mensik – Austin Krajicek/Rajeev RamKrajicek/Rajeev Ram (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Benjamin BonziBonzi (7-66 7-5) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (2-6 7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-72 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-64 7-64) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Jakub MensikMensik (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Learner TienTien – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- David GoffinGoffin – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Adam WaltonWalton (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-7(2) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Benjamin BonziBonzi (7-6(6) 7-5) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (2-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- David GoffinGoffin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Tommy PaulPaul (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-3) – H2H and prediction
