Vincent Spadea vs Rafael Nadal — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Spadea V.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Nadal R.
Spadea V.
6462
Nadal R.
4631

Vincent Spadea defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Vincent Spadea claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vincent Spadea closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-20WimbledonR128grassRafael Nadal6-4 6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Spadea V.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Serve 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 season
Spadea V.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Spadea V.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
97
Break points saved·Dominant
75
100
Break points won·Dominant
45
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
46
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-3
Semi-finals
Safin M.
Agassi A.
6-37-64
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Robredo T.
6-736-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson J.
7-626-717-63
Nalbandian D.
Dent T.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Horna L.
6-46-4
R16
Johansson J.
Dupuis A.
6-17-66
Nalbandian D.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Haas T.
7-636-2
Horna L.
Pavel A.
7-56-4
Safin M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
2-66-46-3
Agassi A.
Spadea V.
6-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-44-66-2
R32
Pavel A.
Fish M.
6-13-67-62
Nalbandian D.
Soderling R.
7-656-3
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-0
Verdasco F.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-64
Spadea V.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-3
Koubek S.
Gonzalez F.
6-13-67-65
Robredo T.
Ginepri R.
6-43-66-3
Dent T.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Henman T.
Costa A.
6-46-2
Johansson J.
Canas G.
7-637-5
Dupuis A.
Chela J.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Lopez F.
7-56-756-3
Haas T.
Novak J.
6-16-4
Srichaphan P.
Corretja A.
7-656-3
Horna L.
Ferrero J.
6-36-1
R64
Verdasco F.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-2
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Ancic M.
0-66-46-4
Haas T.
Malisse X.
6-46-1
Mirnyi M.
Sanchez D.
6-37-63
Dent T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-1
Corretja A.
Ferrer D.
7-56-1
Soderling R.
Mayer F.
6-37-62
Canas G.
Vliegen K.
5-77-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Labadze I.
6-25-77-5
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
6-46-7107-65
Horna L.
Arazi H.
6-47-5
Dupuis A.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Rascon J.
6-16-4