Who Will Win: Nishioka Vs Tiafoe? Prediction For ATP Atlanta Open 2024

What Time Will Yoshihito Nishioka Play Against Frances Tiafoe?

Nishioka and Tiafoe are on the Day 5 Schedule at Atlanta Open 2024 on Friday 26 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan and Frances Tiafoe from the USA have faced each other three times previously, with Tiafoe leading the head-to-head record 3-0. In their last meeting at the Estoril tournament in Portugal on clay, Tiafoe came from behind to win 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5). They also played in the R64 round of the ATP Masters 1000 Canada on hard court, where Tiafoe won comfortably with a score of 6-4, 6-3. Their first encounter was in the R32 round of the Acapulco tournament in Mexico on hard court, which Tiafoe won 7-6(6), 6-4.

They also met previously in the final of the Winnetka CH tournament in the US on hard court, where Nishioka emerged victorious with a straight-set win of 6-3, 6-2.

Yoshihito Nishioka is currently 28 years old and ranked world No. 86. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 24 in June 2023, following his successful campaign in the 2023 Australian Open and Roland Garros, where he achieved his first-ever Grand Slam fourth round appearance. One of the highlights of his career was defeating world No. 2 Casper Ruud to win his second ATP Tour title at the 2022 Seoul tournament. He also had impressive comebacks, saving match points against Denis Shapovalov in the final of the 2018 Shenzhen tournament and against Alex de Minaur en route to the 2022 Washington final. Another notable victory was defeating his compatriot and former world No. 5 Kei Nishikori in the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati quarterfinals as a qualifier. In the 2024 season, Nishioka is looking to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal and currently holds a 5-2 record in Atlanta.

Frances Tiafoe is

currently 26 years old and ranked world No. 29, with a career-high ranking of No. 10 achieved in June 2023. He won his third ATP Tour title at the Stuttgart tournament on grass, saving a match point against Jan-Lennard Struff in the final to become a champion on all three surfaces. In 2023, Tiafoe reached the top 10 alongside his fellow American Taylor Fritz, marking the first time since 2012 that two Americans were ranked in the top 10. He made history at the 2022 US Open by becoming the first American male semifinalist since Andy Roddick in 2006, defeating four-time champion Rafael Nadal along the way. Tiafoe also played a crucial role in leading Team World to victory in the 2022 Laver Cup, teaming up with Jack Sock to defeat Roger Federer and Nadal in the final matches. He won his first ATP Tour title at the age of 20 at the 2018 Delray Beach tournament, and his second title came in 2023 at the Houston tournament. Tiafoe’s parents immigrated from Sierra Leone in 1996, and his father worked as the Head of Maintenance at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in Maryland, where Frances and his twin brother Franklin received their training.

Tiafoe aims to reach his 16th tour-level semifinal and 11th on hard courts. He is the only American remaining in the tournament and hopes to continue the presence of Americans in the Atlanta semifinals, which has been consistent in all 14 editions of the tournament. Interestingly, after a dominant record of 14-1 against left-handed players in 2022 and 2023, Tiafoe has struggled against left-handers this season, currently holding a 1-6 record against them.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Nishioka will win.
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