Arnaud Clement vs Rafael Nadal — Marseille Semi-final

Marseille · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Arnaud Clement
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2006
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Clement A.
2-6 6-3 7-5
Nadal R.
Clement A.
2672
Nadal R.
6351

Arnaud Clement defeated Rafael Nadal 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Marseille semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Arnaud Clement claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR64hardRafael Nadal6-3 7-6(3)
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2004-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: ESP vs FRARRclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Clement A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Clement A.

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
Clement A.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clement A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
100
Break points won·Dominant
40
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
9°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Clement A.
Ancic M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Clement A.
Nadal R.
2-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Korolev E.
7-646-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Ljubicic I.
7-623-66-3
Clement A.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-65
R16
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Davydenko N.
6-47-66
Grosjean S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Clement A.
Verdasco F.
7-656-3
Mathieu P.
Stepanek R.
7-606-3
Nadal R.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Faurel J.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
7-656-4
R32
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-0
Grosjean S.
Monfils G.
2-67-56-3
Santoro F.
Johansson T.
6-47-63
Mathieu P.
Haehnel J.
5-76-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-766-3
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-796-4
Rusedski G.
Thomann N.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Sidorenko A.
2-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Faurel J.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Dent T.
2-66-37-60
Davydenko N.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-47-63
Youzhny M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
4-66-27-5