Rafael Nadal vs Ivo Karlovic — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 10 March 2011
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
5-7 6-1 7-6
Karlovic I.
Nadal R.
56792
Karlovic I.
71671

Rafael Nadal defeated Ivo Karlovic 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-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)
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
2008-06-09Queen's ClubQFgrassRafael Nadal6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
2004-02-09MilanR32carpetRafael Nadal7-5 6-7(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving97% hold

wins 79% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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
2.5
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 14%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-33-66-2
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Robredo T.
W/O
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
5-76-17-67
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Gasquet R.
6-26-4
R16
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-637-67
Robredo T.
Querrey S.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-06-1
Federer R.
Harrison R.
7-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
3-66-46-4
Gasquet R.
Roddick A.
6-37-65
Karlovic I.
Montanes A.
7-676-2
Nadal R.
Devvarman S.
7-56-4
R32
Roddick A.
Isner J.
7-56-2
Robredo T.
Young D.
6-06-4
Devvarman S.
Malisse X.
6-13-67-65
Querrey S.
Verdasco F.
7-56-4
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
7-636-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
7-686-4
Federer R.
Chela J.
6-06-2
Harrison R.
Raonic M.
7-614-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Cilic M.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Bellucci T.
6-36-2
Montanes A.
Almagro N.
4-66-26-4
Troicki V.
Llodra M.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Melzer J.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-06-1
Karlovic I.
Simon G.
6-36-3
Nadal R.
Sweeting R.
6-36-1
R64
Verdasco F.
Berankis R.
7-52-0
Isner J.
Mello R.
6-37-62
Federer R.
Andreev I.
7-57-64
Chela J.
Petzschner P.
4-67-56-2
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-64
Raonic M.
Fish M.
7-56-4
Melzer J.
Benneteau J.
1-66-16-4
Gasquet R.
Cuevas P.
7-56-3
Roddick A.
Blake J.
6-37-5
Young D.
Murray A.
7-646-3
Robredo T.
Zverev M.
6-33-67-5
Querrey S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Ljubicic I.
5-76-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Smyczek T.
2-66-27-66
Soderling R.
Berrer M.
6-37-64
Karlovic I.
Ferrer D.
7-636-3
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
6-37-65
Montanes A.
Nieminen J.
7-652-67-62
Almagro N.
Russell M.
6-46-4
Malisse X.
Tsonga J.
7-667-5
Devvarman S.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
Sweeting R.
Monaco J.
6-10-66-1
Nadal R.
De Voest R.
6-06-2
Djokovic N.
Golubev A.
6-06-4
Berdych T.
Kubot L.
6-46-1
Bellucci T.
Becker B.
6-37-65
Cilic M.
Serra F.
6-16-3
Wawrinka S.
Davydenko N.
3-67-656-4
Gulbis E.
Lu Y.
6-717-676-1
Llodra M.
Giraldo S.
7-666-4
Troicki V.
Tomic B.
6-46-4
R128
De Voest R.
Riba P.
6-4
Sweeting R.
Granollers M.
6-46-1
Tomic B.
Bopanna R.
6-757-616-4
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Guccione C.
3-66-36-2
Berrer M.
Phau B.
6-44-66-4
Serra F.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-717-64
Becker B.
De Bakker T.
6-27-5
Kubot L.
Kukushkin M.
7-686-4
Golubev A.
Mayer F.
6-26-1
Lu Y.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Giraldo S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-756-3
Cuevas P.
Andujar P.
7-56-3
Mello R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Young D.
Starace P.
2-66-36-3
Zverev M.
Ebden M.
6-46-3
Hanescu V.
Seppi A.
4-67-656-3
del Potro J.
Stepanek R.
6-46-0
Berankis R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
1-66-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kamke T.
6-26-0
Devvarman S.
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Cipolla F.
6-16-4
Russell M.
Anderson K.
6-746-36-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
2-67-57-5
Schuettler R.
Haase R.
7-647-5
Karlovic I.
Matosevic M.
7-626-736-2
Smyczek T.
Marchenko I.
2-66-36-2
Andreev I.
Nishikori K.
6-46-726-4
Petzschner P.
Brown D.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Chardy J.
6-757-626-3
Raonic M.
Ilhan M.
6-27-64
Davydenko N.
Fognini F.
5-76-26-4