Frances Tiafoe def. Flavio Cobolli — Round of 32, Indian Wells Open 2026

🇺🇸
Indian Wells Open 2026

Masters 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played8 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 22 going into this drawWon

Frances Tiafoe seeded 21 6 6

🇮🇹ranked ATP number 15 going into this draw

Flavio Cobolli seeded 15 1 2

🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoevF. CobolliFlavio Cobolli🇮🇹

🇺🇸Frances Tiafoe

🇮🇹Flavio Cobolli

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

1

1

Double faults

0

59%

1st serve in

58%

82%

1st serve points won

52%

52%

2nd serve points won

39%

70%

Service points won

47%

5/5

Break points saved

5/9

Return

53%

Return points won

30%

4/9

Break points won

0/5

62

Total points won

37

Head to head

3–1 Tiafoe

  1. This matchIndian Wells R32won by Tiafoe
  2. 2026HardAcapulco Fwon by Cobolli
  3. 2025HardWashington R16won by Tiafoe
  4. 2024HardDelray Beach QFwon by Tiafoe

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

8–2

8–3

Last 30 days

8–2

By surface

11–7

Hard

12–10

By round

4–2

R32

3–2

2–2

R16

3–4

1–1

At Masters 1000s

2–2

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

22

33%

Won in straight sets

41%

28%

Won after losing a set

14%

17%

Lost after winning a set

5%

22%

Lost in straight sets

41%

4–2

Tiebreaks

7–5

4–3

Deciding sets

3–1

9/11

Won after winning set 1

11/12

2/7

Won after losing set 1

1/10

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

57%

73%

1st serve points won

79%

50%

2nd serve points won

49%

68%

Break points saved

76%

36%

Return points won

37%

45%

Break points won

36%

6.6

Aces a match

10.8

1.4

Double faults a match

4.0

Last 14 days

6

Matches

6

14

Sets

14

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentFrances TiafoeFlavio Cobolli
🇺🇸KordaNo. 40
🇺🇸KordaNo. 40LostDallas R16LostDelray Beach SF
🇺🇸TienNo. 23
🇺🇸TienNo. 23LostDelray Beach QFLostBeijing R16
🇫🇷AtmaneNo. 63
🇫🇷AtmaneNo. 63WonDallas R32WonDelray Beach R16
🇦🇺HijikataNo. 115
🇦🇺HijikataNo. 115WonDelray Beach R32WonAlmaty R16
Total
Total2–22–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestFrances TiafoeFlavio Cobolli
1Won🇺🇸J. BrooksbyJenson BrooksbyNo. 49No. 49 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 MarWon🇷🇸M. KecmanovicMiomir KecmanovicNo. 84No. 84 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
2Lost🇮🇹F. CobolliFlavio CobolliNo. 20No. 20 · 28 FebAcapulco F · 28 FebWon🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 28No. 28 · 28 FebAcapulco F · 28 Feb
3Won🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 29No. 29 · 27 FebAcapulco SF · 27 FebWon🇷🇸M. KecmanovicMiomir KecmanovicNo. 83No. 83 · 27 FebAcapulco SF · 27 Feb
4Won🇮🇹M. BellucciMattia BellucciNo. 109No. 109 · 26 FebAcapulco QF · 26 FebWon🇨🇳Y. WuYibing WuNo. 146No. 146 · 26 FebAcapulco QF · 26 Feb
5Won🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 75No. 75 · 25 FebAcapulco R16 · 25 FebWon🇨🇿D. SvrcinaDalibor SvrcinaNo. 99No. 99 · 25 FebAcapulco R16 · 25 Feb
6Won🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesNo. 45No. 45 · 24 FebAcapulco R32 · 24 FebWon🇲🇽R. Pacheco MendezRodrigo Pacheco MendezR32 · 24 FebAcapulco R32 · 24 Feb
7Lost🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 23No. 23 · 20 FebDelray Beach QF · 20 FebLost🇺🇸S. KordaSebastian KordaNo. 53No. 53 · 21 FebDelray Beach SF · 21 Feb
8Won🇺🇸Z. SvajdaZachary SvajdaNo. 110No. 110 · 19 FebDelray Beach R16 · 19 FebWon🇭🇰C. Coleman WongChak Lam Coleman WongNo. 136No. 136 · 20 FebDelray Beach QF · 20 Feb
9Won🇦🇺R. HijikataRinky HijikataNo. 113No. 113 · 16 FebDelray Beach R32 · 16 FebWon🇫🇷T. AtmaneTerence AtmaneNo. 64No. 64 · 18 FebDelray Beach R16 · 18 Feb
10Lost🇺🇸S. KordaSebastian KordaNo. 53No. 53 · 11 FebDallas R16 · 11 FebLost🇬🇧J. Pinnington JonesJack Pinnington JonesNo. 173No. 173 · 10 FebDallas R32 · 10 Feb