Rafael Nadal vs Janko Tipsarevic — Barcelona Quarter-final

Barcelona · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012
clay
SRB
Janko Tipsarevic
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-2 6-2
Tipsarevic J.
Nadal R.
662
Tipsarevic J.
22–

Rafael Nadal defeated Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-2 in the Barcelona quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-06Davis Cup WG R1: ESP vs SRBRRclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-0 6-2
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-3 3-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tipsarevic J.

Tipsarevic J.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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.Tipsarevic J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Tipsarevic J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
93
Break points won·Dominant
99
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
7-617-5
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Raonic M.
7-627-65
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Verdasco F.
Nishikori K.
4-2
Nadal R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-2
Ferrer D.
Lopez F.
6-747-676-3
Raonic M.
Murray A.
6-47-63
R16
Lopez F.
Nieminen J.
6-36-1
Nishikori K.
Ramos A.
7-626-3
Verdasco F.
Anderson K.
6-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Gil F.
6-26-2
Nadal R.
Farah R.
6-26-3
Murray A.
Giraldo S.
6-16-2
Raonic M.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Montanes A.
6-06-2
R32
Murray A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-2
Anderson K.
Delbonis F.
7-657-65
Verdasco F.
Darcis S.
6-36-1
Nadal R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Ferrer D.
Krajinovic F.
6-06-3
Montanes A.
Tomic B.
6-05-77-5
Nieminen J.
Schwank E.
6-36-746-4
Lopez F.
Cipolla F.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Kukushkin M.
6-34-66-0
Giraldo S.
Haase R.
6-46-3
Raonic M.
Andreev I.
6-46-1
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-57-63
Ramos A.
Paire B.
6-37-5
Tipsarevic J.
Hanescu V.
7-56-4
Gil F.
Sousa J.
4-66-46-3
Farah R.
Andujar P.
7-684-67-5
R64
Haase R.
Bubka S.
6-13-2
Nieminen J.
Marti J.
6-46-1
Ramos A.
Beck A.
4-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Donskoy E.
6-26-3
Giraldo S.
Istomin D.
7-636-4
Raonic M.
Falla A.
6-47-63
Andreev I.
Junqueira D.
6-26-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Robert S.
6-26-3
Krajinovic F.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-4
Montanes A.
Granollers G.
7-56-2
Schwank E.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
2-66-46-0
Cipolla F.
Lorenzi P.
6-06-3
Kukushkin M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-3
Paire B.
Rosol L.
6-37-5
Anderson K.
Jaziri M.
6-26-3
Delbonis F.
Bedene A.
6-37-5
Darcis S.
Golubev A.
4-67-627-65
Hanescu V.
Machado R.
6-37-65
Sousa J.
Kunitsyn I.
7-656-3
Gil F.
Granollers M.
6-26-2
Andujar P.
Goffin D.
7-626-4
Farah R.
Brugues Davi A.
6-47-63
Tomic B.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4