Blaz Rola vs Frances TiafoePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Blaz Rola and Frances Tiafoe have met 5 times since 2015; Frances Tiafoe leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Tiburon in 2015 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Tiafoe has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Rola has taken 5 sets to Tiafoe's 7. Their most recent meeting: Frances Tiafoe won at Parma Challenger (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rola | Tiafoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Blaz Rola | Frances Tiafoe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 61% | 20/33 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 36% | 5/14 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 38% | 18/47 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 54% | 15/28 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 68% | 13/19 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 50% | 10/20 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 96% | 27/28 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rola 1, Tiafoe 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rola
🪃 Counterpuncher
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Oct 6, 2020
Parma Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Oct 7, 2016
Fairfield
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 5, 2016
Stockton
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 14, 2015
Las Vegas
H Hard · Round of 16
Sep 30, 2015
Tiburon
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rola | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 13–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.04 |
| ROI % | - | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +4.21u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rola | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Micah Braswell
Knoxville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 4
Kyle Edmund
Knoxville · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 3
Patrick Zahraj
Charlottesville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 28
Aidan Mayo
Charlottesville · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 27
Alex Molcan
Valencia · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Elmer Moller
Braga · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 30
Jacopo Berrettini
Braga · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Kilian Feldbausch
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 15
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 · 63–63 matches
| Metric | Rola | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 71% |
| Sets won | - | 63% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rola | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rola | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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