Rafael Nadal vs Mardy Fish — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-5 6-1
Fish M.
Nadal R.
762
Fish M.
51–

Rafael Nadal defeated Mardy Fish 7-5 6-1 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

7–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-11-20Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal6-2 3-6 7-6(3)
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardMardy Fish6-3 6-4
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

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Fish M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
89
Break points won·Dominant
99
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Nadal R.
3-66-26-0
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Fish M.
7-56-1
Murray A.
Ferrer D.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Tomic B.
6-756-46-1
Nadal R.
Giraldo S.
7-666-3
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
6-27-63
Murray A.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-5
R16
Fish M.
Gulbis E.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Raonic M.
7-56-3
Murray A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Dodig I.
7-626-2
Ferrer D.
Ebden M.
4-66-26-2
Stepanek R.
Chiudinelli M.
7-56-756-1
Tomic B.
Ito T.
6-746-17-5
Giraldo S.
Tursunov D.
6-47-64
R32
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
7-642-66-4
Tomic B.
Troicki V.
7-667-61
Bogomolov Jr A.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Gulbis E.
Kubot L.
6-33-67-5
Giraldo S.
Haase R.
6-37-65
Raonic M.
Sugita Y.
6-746-37-61
Nadal R.
Soeda G.
6-36-2
Tursunov D.
Tipsarevic J.
7-666-737-5
Nalbandian D.
Rosol L.
6-16-1
Dodig I.
Monaco J.
6-22-67-61
Ferrer D.
Nishikori K.
6-46-3
Ebden M.
Andujar P.
6-746-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-14-66-4
Stepanek R.
Devvarman S.
6-46-3
Ito T.
Sela D.
6-43-66-3
Fish M.
Harrison R.
6-43-67-5