Rafael Nadal vs Lukas Lacko — Doha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2011
hard
SVK
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-6 0-6 6-3
Lacko L.
Nadal R.
77062
Lacko L.
63631

Rafael Nadal defeated Lukas Lacko 7-6 0-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 7–6 0–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-11HalleR16grassRafael Nadal7-5 6-1
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

Lacko L.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.Lacko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
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%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Lacko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
26
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
86
Break points won·Dominant
99
8
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Nadal R.
6-36-2
Federer R.
Tsonga J.
6-37-62
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-647-69
Nadal R.
Gulbis E.
7-636-3
Federer R.
Troicki V.
6-26-2
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
R16
Karlovic I.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-656-747-62
Davydenko N.
Nieminen J.
6-47-5
Gulbis E.
Veic A.
6-36-1
Tsonga J.
Bubka S.
6-26-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Marchenko I.
6-16-4
Troicki V.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-1
Nadal R.
Lacko L.
7-630-66-3
Federer R.
Chiudinelli M.
7-657-5
R32
Troicki V.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-5
Chiudinelli M.
El Amrani R.
3-67-636-3
Karlovic I.
Rosol L.
7-657-67
Garcia Lopez G.
Kukushkin M.
6-17-61
Bubka S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-06-3
Tsonga J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-0
Gabashvili T.
Schuettler R.
6-47-62
Federer R.
Schoorel T.
7-636-3
Lacko L.
Riba P.
5-77-677-64
Nadal R.
Beck K.
6-36-0
Veic A.
Sabry S.
3-67-56-0
Gulbis E.
Hanescu V.
6-37-66
Davydenko N.
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Nieminen J.
Przysiezny M.
6-23-66-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Seppi A.
6-26-4
Marchenko I.
Zverev M.
7-646-4