Astana Open: Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Nur Sultan 2020

Astana Open: Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Nur Sultan 2020
Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman

Frances Tiafoe will be up against the Australian, John Millman in the semifinals of the Astana Open on Saturday. Tiafoe has ben in good form recently and will be hoping for a 2nd title this month after he won the Challenger Parma a few weeks back. Meanwhile, the 4th seeded, Millman had a disappointing two weeks in Cologne losing in the 1st and 2nd round of the Cologne 1 and Cologne 2 tournaments respectively.

Match Details

  • Tournament: Astana Open 2020
  • Date: 31 October 2020
  • Match : Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman
  • Round: Semifinal
  • Venue: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
  • Category: ATP 250
  • Surface: Indoor hardcourt
  • Prize Money: Approx. $273,345

Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman: Match Preview

Frances Tiafoe

Frances Tiafoe defeated Frenchman, Corentin Moutet in the 1st round of the Astana Open. The American downed the 2nd seed, Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets in the 2nd round. He had to battle it out in 3 sets against Egor Gerasimov in the quarterfinal clash on Friday. In the end, it was Tiafoe holding his nerve, winning the last set 7-5 to book a place in the semifinals.

John Millman, 4th seed at the Astana Ope received a bye in the 1st round. In the 2nd round, he eased past Fernando Verdasco in straight sets, beating him twice in the span of just a week. He had to battle past Tommy Paul in 3 sets in the quarterfinals to book a place in the last 4. The Australian came from a set down to win the match against the 7th seeded America, Tommy Paul.

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Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman: Head-to-Head

John Millman

The duo have faced off 4 times with the head to head record being equal at 2-2. Their first meeting was 2016 Queen’s where Tiafoe won in the semifinals. Their most recent meeting was a 5 set thriller at the US Open 2020 where the American emerged victorious. Both victories for Millman against Tiafoe has been on hard courts at Atlanta 2017 and Sydney 2019.

Frances Tiafoe vs John Millman: Match Prediction

Tiafoe will progress into the finals

Both the players would be backing their chances to progress into the final and are coming at the back of a long 3 set quarterfinal match up. The match is expected to last another 3 sets, which can go either way. Tiafoe will just edge out the Australian in a close match because of his hard hitting game and also the mental edge he has over his opponent, after he beat Millman at the US Open just 2 months ago.

Match Prediction: Frances Tiafoe to defeat John Millman in 3 sets

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