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Frances Tiafoe def. Alexei Popyrin — Quarterfinal, US Men's Clay Court Championship 2026

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US Men's Clay Court Championship 2026

ATP 250ClayHouston, USA

Played3 Apr 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 20 going into this drawWon

Frances Tiafoe seeded 2 3 6 7

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 47 going into this draw

Alexei Popyrin 6 4 66

Next · Semifinalvs 🇺🇸Tommy Paul

What this match is worth

Points earned

Tiafoe +100Popyrin +50

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Head to head

2-1Tiafoe

What decided it

  • One point in it: Tiafoe won 99 points to 98
  • Tiafoe broke once from 4 chances, Popyrin 1 from 4
  • The third set went to a tiebreak, Tiafoe took it 8–6
  • Tiafoe came back from a set down
  • 17 aces and 5 double faults from Popyrin