Andreas Seppi vs Rafael Nadal — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seppi A.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
3662
Nadal R.
6341

Andreas Seppi defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–0. Andreas Seppi claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardRafael Nadal6-0 7-5 6-1
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsR32hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3
2015-07-27HamburgSFclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-2
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardRafael Nadal7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2009-04-27Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-3
2006-09-22Davis Cup WG PO: ESP vs ITARRclayRafael Nadal6-0 6-4 6-3
2005-09-23Davis Cup WG PO: ITA vs ESPRRclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Seppi 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
Seppi A.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
100
Break points won·Dominant
45
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
2°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Llodra M.
Soderling R.
6-736-37-64
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Llodra M.
Karlovic I.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Haase R.
7-657-65
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
R16
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
7-647-64
Zverev M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Mahut N.
6-27-67
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5
Seppi A.
Nadal R.
3-66-36-4
Haase R.
Berrer M.
5-76-36-3
R32
Haase R.
Murray A.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
3-67-647-64
Berrer M.
Bachinger M.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Youzhny M.
7-636-4
Simon G.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Llodra M.
Sluiter R.
6-17-66
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Bolelli S.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Baghdatis M.
6-33-66-4
Mahut N.
Robredo T.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Ferrero J.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.
Rochus O.
6-16-2