Rafael Nadal vs Mikhail Youzhny — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Nadal R.
6-3 7-6
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
6772
Youzhny M.
363–

Rafael Nadal defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 12–4. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 13–4.

Key context

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

Head to head

12–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10Canada MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-2 6-2
2014-05-11Rome MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-7(4) 6-2 6-1
2013-05-05Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-3
2012-01-02DohaQFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2010-08-30US OpenSFhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-3 6-4
2008-06-23WimbledonR16grassRafael Nadal6-3 6-3 6-1
2007-12-31ChennaiFhardMikhail Youzhny6-0 6-1
2007-10-28Paris MastersQFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassRafael Nadal4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
2007-05-07Rome MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2007-02-26DubaiQFhardMikhail Youzhny7-6(5) 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenQFhardMikhail Youzhny6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1
2005-05-02Rome MastersR64clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardRafael Nadal6-1 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
2004-03-01DubaiQFhardMikhail Youzhny6-2 1-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
93
Break points won·Dominant
99
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 22%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Costa A.
6-37-64
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Costa A.
Santoro F.
6-23-0
Federer R.
Lopez F.
6-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Nadal R.
6-26-736-3
Davydenko N.
Grosjean S.
2-66-36-2
R16
Costa A.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Lopez M.
6-16-4
Lopez F.
Vico U.
6-27-66
Santoro F.
Monfils G.
6-24-67-5
Federer R.
Rusedski G.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Beck K.
7-626-2
Grosjean S.
Lee H.
6-36-0
R32
Monfils G.
Gaudio G.
6-47-64
Nadal R.
Youzhny M.
6-37-63
Verdasco F.
Abdulla M.
6-26-2
Lopez M.
Ulihrach B.
7-57-62
Ljubicic I.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-676-3
Beck K.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Lee H.
Stakhovsky S.
6-06-1
Grosjean S.
Muller G.
7-636-2
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
7-56-3
Santoro F.
Johansson T.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Sanchez D.
6-36-4
Vico U.
Mahut N.
4-66-36-4
Rusedski G.
Hernych J.
6-37-5
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-16-1
Chiudinelli M.
Pavel A.
7-56-786-4