Rafael Nadal vs Ivo Karlovic — Queen's Club Quarter-final

Queen's Club · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008
grass
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Karlovic I.
Nadal R.
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Karlovic I.
7765641

Rafael Nadal defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Queen's Club quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersR32hardRafael Nadal7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(4)
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal5-7 6-1 7-6(7)
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
2004-02-09MilanR32carpetRafael Nadal7-5 6-7(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving98% hold

wins 82% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
42%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
56
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
99
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
7-667-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
7-56-4
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
6-757-657-64
Roddick A.
Murray A.
W/O
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-43-67-63
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
6-26-2
R16
Roddick A.
Fish M.
7-65
Nadal R.
Nishikori K.
6-43-66-3
Karlovic I.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-5
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
5-76-16-4
Gasquet R.
Ancic M.
7-656-4
Nalbandian D.
Mahut N.
6-46-1
Hewitt L.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
2-66-16-4
R32
Murray A.
Grosjean S.
2-0
Mahut N.
Isner J.
7-56-4
Tipsarevic J.
Minar I.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Malisse X.
6-36-2
Mathieu P.
Cilic M.
6-33-66-4
Djokovic N.
Karanusic R.
6-27-67
Nadal R.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-2
Nishikori K.
Patience O.
7-686-3
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
6-37-63
Fish M.
Guccione C.
4-67-606-4
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
6-766-16-1
Karlovic I.
Sirianni J.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Seppi A.
6-36-776-3
Gasquet R.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3
Ancic M.
Verdasco F.
7-666-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-47-64
R64
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-627-65
Verdasco F.
Lee H.
5-3
Bolelli S.
Dancevic F.
2-2
Seppi A.
Clement A.
6-34-66-1
Troicki V.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Anderson K.
7-656-4
Mahut N.
Lopez F.
6-36-747-64
Ancic M.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Grosjean S.
De Voest R.
7-666-1
Gulbis E.
Vliegen K.
6-47-5
Fish M.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-4
Guccione C.
Lu Y.
6-46-727-5
Ginepri R.
Spadea V.
6-47-64
Sirianni J.
Bogdanovic A.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Ward J.
4-66-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Bloomfield R.
7-656-3
Patience O.
Querrey S.
7-55-76-4
Nishikori K.
Falla A.
2-66-46-2
Bjorkman J.
Kunitsyn I.
7-634-66-4
Malisse X.
Evans D.
6-16-1
Karanusic R.
Cipolla F.
6-46-3
Minar I.
Reynolds B.
6-17-5
Tipsarevic J.
Navarro I.
7-626-4
Hewitt L.
Goodall J.
6-46-4