Tommy Paul vs Frances Tiafoe, Houston 2026, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 4 Apr

Final

Tommy Paul

WinnerRank #141.4766%

Paul won in 3 sets · 2h 45m

2–1

Set 17–5

Set 24–6

Set 37–6⁷

Frances Tiafoe

LostRank #92.8634%

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· Clay· Stadium Court

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

Slow

2.1vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

84%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

14Aces4

0Double faults0

73/10570%1st serve %61%68/112

32/32100%2nd serve %100%44/44

52/7371%1st serve points won65%44/68

17/3253%2nd serve points won61%27/44

0/30%Break points saved57%4/7

17Service games played17

Return

24/6835%1st serve return points29%21/73

17/4439%2nd serve return points47%15/32

3/743%Break points converted100%3/3

17Return games played17

Points

110Total points won107

69Service points won71

41Receiver points won36

4Max points in a row7

Games

18Games won17

14Service games won14

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks0

Paul7

Tiafoe6

10111222233343535464656676778797

Paul6

Tiafoe6

150151515301540

Paul6

Tiafoe5

1503003015303040304040A40

Paul5

Tiafoe5

01503004015403040

Paul5

Tiafoe4

1503004004015

Paul4

Tiafoe4

015151515301540

Paul4

Tiafoe3

015030040

Paul4

Tiafoe2

0151515301540154030

Paul3

Tiafoe2

015151530154015

Paul2

Tiafoe2

15030040040154030

Paul1

Tiafoe2

1503003015303040304040A40404040A

Paul1

Tiafoe1

015030040

Paul1

Tiafoe0

15030030154015

Head to head

4Paul

3Tiafoe

7 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 3–2

HoustonSemifinal · 4 AprClayThis match
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁹
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁷
Delray BeachSemifinal · 17 Feb 2024Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Adelaide 2Round of 32 · 10 Jan 2022Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
StockholmSemifinal · 12 Nov 2021Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4
Delray BeachRound of 16 · 20 Feb 2020Hard
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁴
Lexington ChallengerRound of 32 · 25 Jul 2016Hard
Frances Tiafoe
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Match research

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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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Tommy Paul vs Frances Tiafoe, Houston 2026, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research