Feliciano Lopez vs Rafael Nadal — Basel Round of 32
Basel · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
Lopez F.3-6 6-3 7-6
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
36772
Nadal R.
63641
Feliciano Lopez defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 10–3. Feliciano Lopez narrowed the head-to-head to 10–4.
Key context
- Match story: Feliciano Lopez dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 3–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
3–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-02 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2015-08-16 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Feliciano Lopez | 5-7 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2014-10-05 | Shanghai Masters | R32 | hard | Feliciano Lopez | 6-3 7-6(6) |
| 2012-01-16 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 2011-05-08 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2011-03-23 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2010-06-07 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Feliciano Lopez | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | SF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 3-0 RET |
| 2008-10-12 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-04-28 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2007-07-16 | Stuttgart | SF | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2006-04-24 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Nadal R.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
42%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Henman T.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Lapentti N.
2-66-26-3
Roddick A.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
R16
Nalbandian D.
Clement A.
4-1
Rochus O.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Federer R.
7-656-756-4
Lapentti N.
Behrend T.
7-626-1
Coria G.
Llodra M.
6-26-757-64
Lopez F.
Novak J.
3-67-56-4
Henman T.
Zib T.
6-36-4
Roddick A.
Elseneer G.
6-37-65
R32
Zib T.
Wawrinka S.
7-607-65
Roddick A.
Scherrer J.
6-37-64
Elseneer G.
Lee H.
6-26-0
Rochus O.
Mantilla F.
6-746-27-610
Robredo T.
Kratochvil M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-0
Clement A.
Mathieu P.
6-47-64
Henman T.
Verkerk M.
6-26-3
Novak J.
Parmar A.
3-66-36-0
Lopez F.
Nadal R.
3-66-37-64
Llodra M.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Coria G.
Santoro F.
5-76-36-0
Lapentti N.
Heuberger I.
6-34-67-5
Behrend T.
Blake J.
1-66-36-4
Federer R.
Rosset M.
6-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Volandri F.
6-33-66-2