Rafael Nadal vs Guillermo Garcia Lopez | Rafael Nadal Wins 6-3 6-2

ChennaiQuarter-finalHardFri 4 JanFinal

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Rafael Nadal defeated Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-3 6-2 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped just 5 games past Guillermo Garcia Lopez.

How the match was decided

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Nadal R. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Nadal R. and Garcia Lopez G. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nadal R. went 7–0 (100%) against them, Garcia Lopez G. 2–1 (67%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.

7–0100%Nadal R. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Garcia Lopez G. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

16–2Sets6–2

107–65Games52–42

1–0Tiebreaks0–2

1–0Deciding sets0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Berdych T.W7-6 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassW7-5 6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Kohlschreiber P.W6-2 6-3Monte Carlo Masters · clayL7-5 6-7 6-7Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Baghdatis M.Hard to compareW6-4 6-4Madrid Masters · clayW7-5 7-5Indian Wells Masters · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Nadal R. leads 3–0

Nadal R.January 2008ChennaiThis matchHard6-3 6-2
Nadal R.April 2005ValenciaHard6-1 6-4
Nadal R.September 2002Spain F16Hard6-3 7-6(1)

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Nadal R.Garcia Lopez G.2 221ELO1 7432 077Hard ELO1 6495–5Last 101–921Age24185 cmHeight188 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Rafael Nadal beat Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-3 6-2. Umpiry, "Rafael Nadal vs Guillermo Garcia Lopez — Chennai Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-04/lopez-vs-nadal-chennai-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 4 January 2008).