Rafael Nadal vs Ivo Karlovic — London Quarter-final
Rafael Nadal defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the London quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set before beating Ivo Karlovic 6–7 7–6 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNadal R. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsNadal R. and Karlovic I. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Nadal R. went 14–4 (78%) against them, Karlovic I. 4–7 (36%). Nadal R. came out clearly better against 5 of 8 comparable opponents, Karlovic I. against 0.
14–478%Nadal R. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents4–736%Karlovic I. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
36–13Sets10–16
269–186Games131–142
4–3Tiebreaks2–7
2–2Deciding sets1–2
vs Federer R.W7-5 7-5Monte Carlo Masters · clayL6-7 3-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Kiefer N.W6-2 6-4Miami Masters · hardL6-7 6-7Madrid Masters · clay
vs Ferrer D.L7-6 4-6 6-7 2-6US Open · hardL6-7 3-6Tokyo · hard
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vs Youzhny M.W6-4 6-2Paris Masters · hardL2-6 4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard- vs Safin M.W7-6 6-0Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-4Madrid Masters · clay
vs Mathieu P.W6-4 6-4Miami Masters · hardW7-6 6-2Rome Masters · clay- vs Becker B.W7-5 6-2Miami Masters · hardW6-4 6-3Tokyo · hard
vs Murray A.W7-6 6-4Madrid Masters · clayL6-7 7-6 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hard- vs Verdasco F.Hard to compareW6-1 6-0 6-2Roland Garros · clayW4-6 6-3 6-4Paris Masters · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Nadal R. leads 2–020
- Nadal R.June 2008LondonThis matchCarpet6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
- Nadal R.February 2004MilanCarpet7-5 6-7 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNadal R.Karlovic I.2 221ELO1 8135–5Last 105–522Age29185 cmHeight208 cmLeftPlaysRight
Cite this
Rafael Nadal beat Ivo Karlovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Rafael Nadal vs Ivo Karlovic — London Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-06-13/karlovic-vs-nadal-london-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 13 June 2008).