Juan Carlos Ferrero vs Rafael Nadal — Rome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ferrero J.
7-5 6-1
Nadal R.
Ferrero J.
762
Nadal R.
51–

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-1 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Juan Carlos Ferrero narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Carlos Ferrero came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-1
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-1
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardJuan Carlos Ferrero7-6(2) 7-6(3)
2005-09-12BeijingSFhardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2005-07-04BastadQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-3
2005-04-18BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-1 7-6(4) 6-3
2005-04-04ValenciaR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ferrero J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

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
Ferrero J.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ferrero J.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
100
Break points won·Dominant
49
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-01-0
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-0
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-34-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Blake J.
6-757-656-1
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-11-0
Stepanek R.
Federer R.
7-647-67
R16
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Stepanek R.
Horna L.
6-41-66-3
Djokovic N.
Andreev I.
6-33-66-3
Roddick A.
Bolelli S.
7-656-3
Robredo T.
Davydenko N.
4-66-27-64
Blake J.
Verdasco F.
5-77-56-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez F.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Wawrinka S.
Murray A.
6-27-65
Gonzalez F.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Ferrero J.
Nadal R.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
6-25-76-2
Stepanek R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-26-1
Djokovic N.
Darcis S.
6-46-0
Horna L.
Acasuso J.
6-37-61
Karlovic I.
Starace P.
6-36-757-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Mahut N.
7-57-65
Davydenko N.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Seppi A.
7-653-66-1
Roddick A.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-5
R64
Murray A.
del Potro J.
5-76-41-0
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-756-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Safin M.
6-756-26-1
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-3
Canas G.
Naso G.
6-786-36-2
Starace P.
Cilic M.
6-42-66-4
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Gasquet R.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Darcis S.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-65
Almagro N.
Cipolla F.
6-16-3
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
1-66-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-607-66
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Mahut N.
Fabbiano T.
6-756-47-5
Simon G.
Tsonga J.
6-24-67-66
Bolelli S.
Patience O.
6-06-3
Fish M.
Llodra M.
7-53-67-62
Seppi A.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Chela J.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Volandri F.
7-662-66-2
Verdasco F.
Moya C.
6-36-4