Rafael Nadal vs Santiago Giraldo — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · ATP · Quarter-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
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-6 6-3
Giraldo S.
Nadal R.
7862
Giraldo S.
663–

Rafael Nadal defeated Santiago Giraldo 7-6 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4
2012-03-21Miami MastersR64hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-0
2011-04-18BarcelonaR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2010-10-04TokyoR32hardRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR64hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
82
Break points won·Dominant
99
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
26

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