Rafael Nadal vs Julien Benneteau — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2010
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
5-7 7-6 6-2
Benneteau J.
Nadal R.
57862
Benneteau J.
76621

Rafael Nadal defeated Julien Benneteau 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-4 7-5
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardRafael Nadal6-0 6-4 6-2
2004-10-04LyonR32clayJulien Benneteau6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
91
Break points won·Dominant
99
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
78

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
28°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Fish M.
6-757-616-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-3
Fish M.
Roddick A.
4-67-636-1
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Murray A.
6-776-17-65
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-47-5
R16
Federer R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
4-66-37-64
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
4-66-37-5
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
5-77-666-2
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-46-777-65
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-17-67
Fish M.
Gasquet R.
7-56-2
R32
Fish M.
Verdasco F.
7-617-64
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-756-2
Ferrer D.
Querrey S.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Istomin D.
5-2
Baghdatis M.
Bellucci T.
6-24-67-64
Nalbandian D.
Isner J.
4-5
Nadal R.
Dent T.
6-27-5
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-37-5
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
7-646-4
Soderling R.
Hewitt L.
4-66-37-5
Murray A.
Chardy J.
6-36-736-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
6-01-66-3
Berdych T.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-2
Gulbis E.
Melzer J.
6-786-37-65
Gasquet R.
Berrer M.
6-46-2
R64
Dent T.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Dolgopolov A.
3-66-36-4
Fish M.
Simon G.
7-647-5
Berrer M.
Robredo T.
6-746-47-68
Gasquet R.
Youzhny M.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Lu Y.
6-44-0
Chardy J.
Mayer F.
6-27-64
Kohlschreiber P.
Zeballos H.
6-726-36-4
Mathieu P.
Hanescu V.
6-767-626-3
Bellucci T.
Becker B.
7-667-5
Wawrinka S.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
De Bakker T.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Roddick A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-756-1
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-0
Isner J.
Kubot L.
6-26-3
Troicki V.
Stepanek R.
7-56-1
Falla A.
Monfils G.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Petzschner P.
6-16-4
Ginepri R.
Devvarman S.
6-737-646-2
Melzer J.
Giraldo S.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Young D.
7-656-4
Istomin D.
Blake J.
6-36-0
Baghdatis M.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Llodra M.
3-66-36-2