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 | — | 57% | 17/30 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 38% | 6/16 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 41% | 19/46 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 50% | 13/26 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 65% | 13/20 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 58% | 11/19 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 89% | 24/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 63% | 17/27 | |
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
🛡️ The Spoiler
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 62% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 174 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Frances Tiafoe.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
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 | - | 17–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.91 |
| ROI % | - | +42.0% |
| Units P/L | - | +8.82u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | 567 mi · 913 km |
| Route | — | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Ryan Harrison
Memphis · Semifinals
Aug 6
Billy Harris
Cary 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 6
Sho Shimabukuro
Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 29
Lloyd Harris
Atlanta · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 22
Rei Sakamoto
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Martin Damm
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Arthur Fils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Final
Aug 23
Brandon Nakashima
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 22
Lorenzo Musetti
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Felix Auger Aliassime
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Felix Auger Aliassime
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Learner Tien
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 58–58 matches
| Metric | Young | Tiafoe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 67% |
| Sets won | - | 60% |
| Games won | - | 53% |
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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