Mikhail Youzhny vs Rafael Nadal — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Youzhny M.
7-6 6-3
Nadal R.
Youzhny M.
7762
Nadal R.
653–

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-3 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 13–3, defending the title. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 13–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–13
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
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
2005-01-03DohaR32hardRafael Nadal6-3 7-6(3)
2004-03-01DubaiQFhardMikhail Youzhny6-2 1-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
100
Break points won·Dominant
41
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
99

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