Rafael Nadal vs Andreas Seppi — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2009
hard
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-6 7-6
Seppi A.
Nadal R.
77772
Seppi A.
6463–

Rafael Nadal defeated Andreas Seppi 7-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

7–1
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
2009-04-27Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-3
2008-02-18RotterdamR16hardAndreas Seppi3-6 6-3 6-4
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
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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

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

Clutch

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

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
29°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Murray A.
6-27-68
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Murray A.
Benneteau J.
4-66-36-1
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
R16
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-12-66-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-66-47-64
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
6-766-46-4
Berdych T.
Guccione C.
6-46-3
R32
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-6117-63
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
7-647-63
Chardy J.
Isner J.
6-716-34-1
Mathieu P.
Karlovic I.
7-696-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
6-23-66-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Safin M.
4-66-36-1
Murray A.
Almagro N.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-21-66-3
Simon G.
Andreev I.
7-656-766-1
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Guccione C.
Tsonga J.
7-6126-2
Berdych T.
Petzschner P.
7-686-776-4
Hewitt L.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-37-5
R64
Acasuso J.
Kubot L.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Sela D.
6-41-0
Stepanek R.
Troicki V.
7-621-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Verdasco F.
7-647-64
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-4
Seppi A.
Hernych J.
3-66-46-1
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-2
Cilic M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Soderling R.
3-67-686-4
Becker B.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Ginepri R.
7-57-62
Youzhny M.
Hanescu V.
7-56-2
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
5-77-647-67
Kunitsyn I.
Blake J.
7-656-756-4
Andreev I.
Kiefer N.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Isner J.
Haas T.
7-655-77-63
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-36-4
Guccione C.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-52-66-3
Petzschner P.
Bolelli S.
7-666-3
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
6-46-757-62
Mathieu P.
Zverev M.
6-747-56-3