Andy Roddick vs Rafael Nadal — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Andy Roddick
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2008
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Roddick A.
7-6 6-2
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
7762
Nadal R.
652–

Andy Roddick defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-2 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Andy Roddick narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Andy Roddick closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenQFhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-1 6-3
2010-11-21Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2010-03-24Miami MastersSFhardAndy Roddick4-6 6-3 6-3
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersSFhardRafael Nadal6-4 7-6(4)
2008-09-19Davis Cup WG SF: ESP vs USARRclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-0 6-4
2008-06-09Queen's ClubSFgrassRafael Nadal7-5 6-4
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersSFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-3
2004-12-03Davis Cup WG F: ESP vs USARRclayRafael Nadal6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(6) 6-2
2004-08-30US OpenR64hardAndy Roddick6-0 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Roddick A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Roddick A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Roddick A.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
56%
Service points won·Even
71%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
42%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Roddick A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
35
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
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
24°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Lopez F.
6-786-46-2
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
7-656-3
Lopez F.
Davydenko N.
6-44-67-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Andreev I.
6-26-1
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
7-56-4
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Roddick A.
Nadal R.
7-656-2
R16
Lopez F.
Berdych T.
6-27-5
Andreev I.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Santoro F.
6-37-63
Roddick A.
Mathieu P.
6-36-4
Ferrer D.
Rochus O.
3-67-56-1
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-33-67-65
Nadal R.
Ledovskikh M.
6-46-0
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-16-4
R32
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-46-3
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-766-36-4
Verdasco F.
Schuettler R.
7-674-66-1
Hernych J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Haas T.
6-36-0
Rochus O.
Nieminen J.
6-16-2
Lopez F.
Tipsarevic J.
6-34-66-4
Berdych T.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Gasquet R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Minar J.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Roddick A.
Ferrero J.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Sirianni J.
6-46-4
Ledovskikh M.
Al Baloushi M.
6-16-1
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
3-66-16-4
Davydenko N.
Ghareeb M.
6-46-0