Mardy Fish vs Rafael Nadal — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 14 August 2011
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mardy Fish defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Mardy Fish claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mardy Fish closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Fish M.
662
Nadal R.
34–

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.11
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 73%

Head to head

0–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-11-20Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal6-2 3-6 7-6(3)
2011-10-03TokyoSFhardRafael Nadal7-5 6-1
2011-06-20WimbledonQFgrassRafael Nadal6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardRafael Nadal3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassRafael Nadal6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2006-06-12Queen's ClubR32grassRafael Nadal7-6(1) 6-1
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Fish M.Nadal R.
52%1st serve in+17%69%
75%1st serve points won+8%67%
52%2nd serve points won+1%51%
64%Service points won+2%62%
41%Return points won+1%40%
61%Break points saved+5%56%
7.6Aces / match+5.42.2
2.8Double faults / match+11.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
6-43-0
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Fish M.
6-37-68
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
7-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
3-66-46-3
Berdych T.
Federer R.
6-27-63
Murray A.
Simon G.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
R16
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-36-3
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
6-26-2
Simon G.
Ferrer D.
6-46-736-4
Murray A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Gasquet R.
7-57-5
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
7-656-747-69
R32
Gasquet R.
Anderson K.
7-646-4
Verdasco F.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Benneteau J.
6-47-5
Fish M.
Davydenko N.
6-06-2
Murray A.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-736-26-3
Ferrer D.
Dimitrov G.
4-66-17-5
Berdych T.
Monaco J.
7-626-0
Almagro N.
Karlovic I.
6-35-77-62
Blake J.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Dodig I.
4-66-34-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Stepanek R.
Golubev A.
6-37-62
Djokovic N.
Harrison R.
6-26-3
R64
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-31-0
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
6-37-64
Llodra M.
Youzhny M.
7-53-67-64
Gasquet R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-17-64
Anderson K.
Malisse X.
6-37-66
Davydenko N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-65
Nalbandian D.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Melzer J.
6-736-37-5
Tipsarevic J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-03-67-65
Dimitrov G.
Ilhan M.
6-37-5
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-756-46-3
Karlovic I.
Mayer F.
6-16-3
Almagro N.
Montanes A.
7-656-4
Fognini F.
Troicki V.
6-46-1
Blake J.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-36-2
del Potro J.
Seppi A.
4-1
Dodig I.
Gulbis E.
6-37-63
Lopez F.
Ferrero J.
4-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Roddick A.
6-757-56-1
Golubev A.
Wawrinka S.
3-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
7-55-77-64
Harrison R.
Chela J.
6-36-3