{"id":156438,"date":"2025-09-14T15:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/156438\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:40:07","slug":"the-only-davis-cup-match-frances-tiafoe-has-ever-won-as-he-continues-his-poor-record-in-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/156438\/","title":{"rendered":"The only Davis Cup match Frances Tiafoe has ever won as he continues his poor record in the competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Frances Tiafoe has not found much success at the Davis Cup over the years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/throwbacks\/the-big-mistake-frances-tiafoe-made-at-the-us-open-last-year-which-he-will-be-determined-to-avoid-in-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiafoe is a two-time US Open semifinalist<\/a> and has been ranked as high as world number 10 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> rankings.<\/p>\n<p>After a disappointing US Open tournament this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/frances-tiafoe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiafoe<\/a> was looking to return to winning ways in Delray Beach for USA\u2019s second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/davis-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davis Cup<\/a> qualifier tie against Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>However, that did not come to fruition, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/jiri-lehecka-gives-his-honest-opinion-on-the-american-crowd-at-the-davis-cup-after-win-over-frances-tiafoe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiafoe was beaten by Jiri Lehecka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jakub-mensik\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jakub Mensik<\/a>, meaning that he has still only won one match representing his country in the Davis Cup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Reilly Opelka of Team USA look on prior to the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifier second round match between USA and Czechia at Delray Beach Tennis Center.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235126150-1-1024x683.jpg\" \/>Photo by Rich Storry\/Getty Images for ITFFrances Tiafoe\u2019s poor Davis Cup record after latest defeat<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe has now lost five consecutive matches in the Davis Cup, with the world number 29 winning just one of his last 10 sets in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The American actually only has one victory in his eight matches in the Davis Cup, with Tiafoe\u2019s single win coming in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2021 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Turin, Tiafoe won the opening rubber of USA\u2019s tie against Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe was able to beat Nicolas Mejia, who was the world number 275 at the time, saving two match points to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his contributions, Colombia actually fought back to beat USA, making Tiafoe\u2019s win somewhat meaningless.<\/p>\n<p>Year Tie Frances Tiafoe Result2018World Group (SF vs Croatia)Marin Cilic beat Tiafoe, 6-1 6-3 7-62018World Group (SF vs Croatia)Borna Coric beat Tiafoe, 6-7 6-1 6-7 6-1 6-32021Davis Cup Finals (Group Stage vs Colombia)Tiafoe beat Nicolas Mejia, 4-6 6-3 7-62022Davis Cup Finals (QF vs Italy)Lorenzo Sonego beat Tiafoe, 6-3 7-62023Davis Cup Finals (Group Stage vs Croatia)Borna Gojo beat Tiafoe, 6-4 7-62023Davis Cup Finals (Group Stage vs The Netherlands)Tallon Griekspoor beat Tiafoe, 6-3 6-7 7-62025World Group (Second Qualifier vs Czechia)Jiri Lehecka beat Tiafoe, 6-3 6-22025World Group (Second Qualifier vs Czechia)Jakub Mensik beat Tiafoe, 6-1 6-4<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe\u2019s winless run at the Davis Cup, coincides with USA\u2019s recent drought in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>USA are record 32-time Davis Cup champions, but have failed to win the title since 2007 and have not even reached the final in the last 18 years either.<\/p>\n<p>How does Frances Tiafoe\u2019s Davis Cup record compare to Taylor Fritz?<\/p>\n<p>While the USA have not had much Davis Cup success in recent years, not every American player has struggled as much in the competition as Tiafoe.<\/p>\n<p>American number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/taylor-fritz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Fritz<\/a> has played 12 matches for the USA, and he has won eight of those.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-issues-health-update-after-struggling-with-sickness-in-davis-cup-win-over-jakub-mensik\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz overcame illness to beat Jakub Mensik<\/a> to get his latest win for the USA, but he was unable to get the job done in his second tie against Czechia.<\/p>\n<p>With the USA needing just one more win to secure their place in the Davis Cup Finals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/taylor-fritz-says-what-he-found-impossible-to-do-against-jiri-lehecka-as-usa-exit-davis-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fritz struggled against Lehecka<\/a>, before Mensik finished the job after beating Tiafoe.<\/p>\n<p>Davis CupTaylor FritzFrances TiafoeWin-loss Record8-4 (66.7%)1-7 (12.5%)Last winBeat Jakub Mensik (September 2025)Beat Nicolas Mejia (November 2021)<\/p>\n<p>Both players will now head their separate ways, as Fritz travels to San Francisco for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/laver-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laver Cup<\/a>, the event which Tiafoe withdrew from.<\/p>\n<p>Tiafoe\u2019s next scheduled tournament is the Japan Open, where he is set to reunite with Fritz, who is also entered into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> 500 event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frances Tiafoe has not found much success at the Davis Cup over the years. 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