Alexander Zverev vs Frances TiafoePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe have met 9 times since 2017; Alexander Zverev leads 8–1. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2017 on grass. On hard courts Zverev leads 6–1. Zverev has won the last 7 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Zverev leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 20 sets to Tiafoe's 6. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Tiafoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Frances Tiafoe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 61% | 20/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | 38% | 18/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 68% | 13/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | 50% | 10/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | 96% | 27/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | 71% | 20/28 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 4 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 4, Tiafoe 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Alexander Zverev and Frances Tiafoe are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,120 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Mar 10, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 4th Round
Sep 22, 2024
Laver Cup - Berlin
H Hard · Round Robin
Jun 3, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 3rd Round
Oct 31, 2021
Erste Bank Open - Vienna
H Hard · Final
Oct 2, 2019
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 29, 2019
US Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 31, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Paris
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 8, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 32
Jul 6, 2017
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Tiafoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Frances Tiafoe | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 18/18 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 56% | 10/18 |
| 10 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 17% | 3/18 |
| 15 or more | 33% | 6/18 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | 13–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | -6.8% | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | +4.21u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 4 |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | GBR → CHN | JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Tiafoe's 60%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | W 62 64 | L 67 64 67 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | W 63 76 | W 64 64 |
| Arthur Fils | W 62 63 | L 36 57 |
| Learner Tien | W 76 63 | W 64 46 64 |
| Alex de Minaur | L 62 67 911 | L 36 46 57 |
| Ben Shelton | W 63 76 57 62 | L 64 36 36 57 |
| Daniil Medvedev | W 26 63 76 | W 76 64 76 |
| Lorenzo Sonego | W 64 36 67 75 64 | W 63 64 |
| Martin Damm | W 62 64 | W 64 46 36 63 64 |
| Brandon Nakashima | W 76 57 64 | W 75 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yannick Hanfmann
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Arthur Fils
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Kei Nishikori
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Ben Shelton
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Alex Michelsen
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 8
Daniil Medvedev
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Valentin Vacherot
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 71% |
| Sets won | 72% | 63% |
| Games won | 56% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 3 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 6 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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