UMPIRY

Rafael Nadal vs Albert Costa — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo MastersR32ClayMon 14 AprFinal
Rafael NadalESP
Albert CostaESP
SetsGames2
76
0
53

Rafael Nadal defeated Albert Costa 7-5 6-3 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Rafael Nadal had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Nadal R. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Nadal R. and Costa A. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Nadal R. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Costa A. 1–1 (50%).

0–10%Nadal R.Record vs common opponents1–150%Costa A.
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
0–2Sets3–2
4–12Games27–22
0–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Nadal R. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match
Nadal R.Costa A.2 221ELO1 7032 199Clay ELO1 6775–5Last 104–616Age27185 cmHeight180 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Rafael Nadal beat Albert Costa 7-5 6-3. Umpiry, "Rafael Nadal vs Albert Costa — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-04-14/costa-vs-nadal-monte-carlo-masters-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 14 April 2003).