Rafael Nadal vs Sebastien Grosjean — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
FRA
Sebastien Grosjean
48 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Nadal R.
6-4 6-2
Grosjean S.
Nadal R.
662
Grosjean S.
42–

Rafael Nadal defeated Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-08Canada MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayRafael Nadal6-4 3-6 6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Grosjean S.

Grosjean S.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Grosjean S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Grosjean S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
47
Break points saved·Dominant
100
75
Break points won·Dominant
99
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
58

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
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-56-36-0
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Nadal R.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Nieminen J.
7-633-67-5
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-16-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
R16
Blake J.
Haas T.
6-33-0
Nadal R.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Nalbandian D.
6-756-36-2
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Roddick A.
6-46-756-1
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
R32
Berdych T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Rochus O.
3-66-27-5
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Srichaphan P.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
7-653-66-4
Haas T.
Agassi A.
7-56-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
6-27-5
Andreev I.
Soderling R.
3-67-6146-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Gaudio G.
6-756-36-2
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-46-7106-2
R64
Rochus O.
Wawrinka S.
7-647-5
Gaudio G.
Saulnier C.
3-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-31-66-4
Agassi A.
Goldstein P.
6-44-66-2
Ferrero J.
Spadea V.
6-24-67-64
Hewitt L.
Schuettler R.
7-632-66-4
Malisse X.
Stepanek R.
6-16-1
Grosjean S.
Vliegen K.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Robredo T.
Carlsen K.
6-16-3
Federer R.
Massu N.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
7-57-5
Gasquet R.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-2
Ancic M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-37-63
Monfils G.
Morrison J.
6-30-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-44-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Ginepri R.
7-6106-3
Blake J.
Querrey S.
1-66-16-3
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
6-726-16-2
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
6-33-67-65
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
6-13-66-3
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
7-656-0
Safin M.
Moya C.
6-746-36-4
Nadal R.
Hernych J.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.
6-46-4
R128
Spadea V.
Berlocq C.
6-14-1
Tipsarevic J.
Warburg S.
6-47-64
Morrison J.
Pavel A.
6-757-56-3
Sanguinetti D.
Capdeville P.
6-756-26-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
2-66-46-1
Karlovic I.
Zib T.
7-696-4
Safin M.
Delic A.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Behrend T.
6-46-2
Carlsen K.
Muller G.
6-34-66-3
Clement A.
Weiner G.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Kim K.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Bracciali D.
Horna L.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Rusedski G.
6-26-4
Hernych J.
Vik R.
6-16-4
Massu N.
Calleri A.
6-15-77-610
Murray A.
Mazarakis V.
6-26-1
Goldstein P.
Martin A.
3-66-16-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Serra F.
3-66-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Rochus C.
6-23-66-2
Henman T.
Young D.
6-36-1
Saulnier C.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-65
Schuettler R.
Pashanski B.
7-647-5
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-14-66-4
Acasuso J.
Salzenstein J.
6-726-36-1
Vliegen K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-44-66-4
Fish M.
Lapentti G.
5-76-36-3
Mayer F.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Moodie W.
7-626-4
Benneteau J.
Djokovic N.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Lopez F.
7-56-3