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Sebastian Ofner vs Frances Tiafoe Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round

by Alex Meechan · May 9 2025, 09:54
Sebastian Ofner vs Frances Tiafoe Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round

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Sebastian Ofner is up against Frances Tiafoe in the second-round of the Italian Open.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Saturday 9th May, 2025: UK – not before TBC / US ET – not before TBC / US PT – not before TBC

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Sebastian Ofner vs Frances Tiafoe ticket information

Sebastian Ofner vs Frances Tiafoe prediction

Sebastian Ofner made it through to the next round after his opponent Roberto Carballes Baena was forced to retire midway through their match. The Austrian had taken the first set 6-3 before the Spaniard decided to withdraw. 

Ofner will now take on Frances Tiafoe. The American fell to a loss in the fourth-round of Madrid to unseeded Matteo Arnaldi after breezing through his opening two matches. Tiafoe only took one out of a possible seven break point opportunities as he lost 6-3 7-5.

He did make a final at the beginning of last month on clay in Houston but then lost in the second-round of both Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. The American’s game isn’t quite firing on the surface, but he still has the quality to make a deep run in Rome.

Tiafoe leads the head-to-head 1-0 after a dominant victory over Ofner in the second-round of the US Open in 2023, but this will be their first encounter on clay.

The Austrian is clearly heading in the right direction after his time out due to injury, but Tiafoe’s all-action style should have too much for him.

Sebastian Ofner vs Frances Tiafoe tip: Frances Tiafoe to win 2-0

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