Match analytics

Frances Tiafoe vs Jason Kubler · Match odds & ELO prediction

ATP Australian Open • Hard • Jan 18, 2026 • 6:15 AM

Hard

Final score

3 - 0

Winner Frances Tiafoe

Key insights

Player performance profile

Frances Tiafoe

HARDSmall sample

50% · 11 on hard

Games won (last 10)

48%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~8,074 points across 47 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Shaky
0.749% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
-1.559% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Solid
+1.260% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Solid
57%64% Pctl

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Jason Kubler

HARD

70% · 3013 on hard

CLAY

86% · 61 on clay

GRASS

60% · 32 on grass

Games won (last 10)

56%

10 matches tracked

Player Skillset

Based on ~1,549 points across 10 matches

Serve strengthServe strength (Player serve win % - tour average serve win %) scaled by sample size
Strong
2.276% Pctl
Return strengthReturn strength (Player return win % - tour average return win %) scaled by sample size
Solid
-1.363% Pctl
Pressure IndexPressure Index (Break point performance - baseline point performance) with a small adjustment for tiebreak results
Shaky
-0.445% Pctl
Tiebreak win %
Insufficient data

Percentiles compare against tour-level players in TennisTrove.

Match Overview

Frances Tiafoe and Jason Kubler are set to meet at the ATP Australian Open on January 18, 2026 in a hard-court singles match. Tiafoe enters with a 1–1 record on hard courts in 2026, while Kubler has limited recorded results on hard courts this season. Based on Elo ratings, this projects as a tight matchup with neither player holding more than a slight statistical edge. In their head-to-head history, Tiafoe leads 4–0 over Kubler, including a win in their most recent meeting.

Both players enter with respectable recent form, as Tiafoe and Kubler have each won three or more of their last five singles matches.