Rafael Nadal vs Marcos Baghdatis — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Baghdatis M.
Nadal R.
3662
Baghdatis M.
6231

Rafael Nadal defeated Marcos Baghdatis 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR64hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-1 6-3
2015-06-08StuttgartR16grassRafael Nadal7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-2
2011-05-01Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3
2010-08-15Cincinnati MastersQFhardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 4-6 6-4
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardRafael Nadal6-4 3-6 6-4
2007-10-28Paris MastersSFhardRafael Nadal4-6 6-4 6-3
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2006-06-26WimbledonSFgrassRafael Nadal6-1 7-5 6-3
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
92
Break points won·Dominant
99
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-36-766-3
Haas T.
Rochus O.
6-06-2
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
7-656-3
Soderling R.
Santoro F.
6-16-726-0
R16
Federer R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-3
Haas T.
Serra F.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
7-666-3
Rochus O.
Davydenko N.
4-66-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-23-67-62
Soderling R.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
7-656-3
R32
Hrbaty D.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-6136-1
Haas T.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Serra F.
Bjorkman J.
5-76-36-2
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Robredo T.
7-666-4
Berdych T.
Ghareeb M.
3-66-36-2
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-36-3
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
6-746-47-5
Schuettler R.
Seppi A.
6-07-65
Rochus O.
Lee H.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Vliegen K.
4-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-727-57-5
Bracciali D.
Marach O.
6-46-3
Federer R.
Pless K.
7-623-66-3
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-26-3