Frances Tiafoe vs Alexei Popyrin, US Open 2024, Round of 16

Grand Slam · Round of 16 · Hard · Sun 1 Sept

Final

Frances Tiafoe

WinnerRank #92.0148%Upset

Tiafoe won in 4 sets · 3h 2m

3–1

Set 16–4

Set 27–6³

Set 32–6

Set 46–3

Alexei Popyrin

LostRank #1271.8952%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard· Arthur Ashe Stadium

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

2.1vs last year

Wind

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

85%

Very humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

14Aces24

1Double faults9

61/11752%1st serve %55%66/120

55/5698%2nd serve %83%45/54

47/6177%1st serve points won83%55/66

32/5657%2nd serve points won44%24/54

6/967%Break points saved40%2/5

20Service games played19

Return

11/6617%1st serve return points23%14/61

30/5456%2nd serve return points43%24/56

3/560%Break points converted33%3/9

19Return games played20

Points

120Total points won117

79Service points won79

41Receiver points won38

6Max points in a row6

Games

21Games won19

17Service games won16

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks0

Errors

17backhandErrors18

39errorsTotal49

22forehandErrors31

39groundstrokeErrors49

1overheadStrokeErrors0

0returnErrors0

Unforced errors

5backhandUnforcedErrors7

0dropShotUnforcedErrors0

15forehandUnforcedErrors12

19groundstrokeUnforcedErrors18

1lobUnforcedErrors0

22unforcedErrorsTotal28

1volleyUnforcedErrors0

Winners

10backhandWinners10

2dropShotWinners1

18forehandWinners17

23groundstrokeWinners20

0lobWinners0

1overheadWinners1

1returnWinners2

4volleyWinners5

43winnersTotal52

Tiafoe6

Popyrin3

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Tiafoe5

Popyrin3

150151515301540

Tiafoe5

Popyrin2

150300301540154030

Tiafoe4

Popyrin2

150300301540154030

Tiafoe3

Popyrin2

150300400

Tiafoe2

Popyrin2

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Tiafoe2

Popyrin1

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Tiafoe1

Popyrin1

015030040

Tiafoe1

Popyrin0

15030030154015

Head to head

2Tiafoe

1Popyrin

3 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 1–1

US OpenRound of 16 · 1 Sept 2024HardThis match
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2Set 4: 6
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6Set 4: 3
HoustonQuarterfinal · 3 AprClay
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁸
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁶
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 9 Apr 2025Clay
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Frances Tiafoe vs Alexei Popyrin, US Open 2024, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Errors

Unforced errors

Winners

Point by point

Head to head

Match research