Donald Young vs Frances TiafoePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Donald Young and Frances Tiafoe have met 3 times since 2016; Frances Tiafoe leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Tallahassee in 2016 on clay. Across all meetings Young has taken 3 sets to Tiafoe's 4. Their most recent meeting: Frances Tiafoe won at Delray Beach Open - Delray Beach (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Young | Tiafoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donald Young | 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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Young 1, Tiafoe 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Young
🎾 All-Court
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 656 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jan 8, 2021
Delray Beach Open - Delray Beach
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 1, 2016
London / Queen's Club
G Grass · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 21, 2016
Tallahassee
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 13–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.04 |
| ROI % | - | +23.4% |
| Units P/L | - | +4.21u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Young | 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
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Charleston · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 24
Christian Langmo
Cary 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 13
Kiranpal Pannu
Cary 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 11
Federico Agustin Gomez
Cary 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 10
Billy Harris
Cary 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 6
Ryan Harrison
Memphis · Semifinals
Aug 6
Sho Shimabukuro
Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 29
Lloyd Harris
Atlanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 22
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 | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 71% |
| Sets won | - | 63% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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