Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 6 May 2012
clay
RUS
Nikolay Davydenko
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-2 6-2
Davydenko N.
Nadal R.
662
Davydenko N.
22–

Rafael Nadal defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 64, but Rafael Nadal had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-03DohaSFhardNikolay Davydenko6-3 6-2
2010-01-04DohaFhardNikolay Davydenko0-6 7-6(8) 6-4
2009-11-22Tour FinalsRRhardNikolay Davydenko6-1 7-6(4)
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersFhardNikolay Davydenko7-6(3) 6-3
2009-04-20BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2008-10-26Paris MastersQFhardNikolay Davydenko6-1 RET
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2008-03-27Miami MastersFhardNikolay Davydenko6-4 6-2
2007-05-07Rome MastersSFclayRafael Nadal7-6(3) 6-7(8) 6-4
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardRafael Nadal5-7 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Davydenko N.

Davydenko N.serving63% hold

wins 55% 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.Davydenko N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 106). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Davydenko N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
91
Break points won·Dominant
99
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
72

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
15°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Berdych T.
3-67-57-5
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
del Potro J.
7-657-66
Federer R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Djokovic N.
7-626-3
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Nadal R.
6-33-67-5
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-656-4
Tipsarevic J.
Simon G.
7-635-76-1
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
6-26-4
Dolgopolov A.
Tsonga J.
7-53-67-62
Berdych T.
Monfils G.
6-16-1
Ferrer D.
Almagro N.
7-653-67-68
R32
Monfils G.
Andreev I.
6-31-0
Cilic M.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
7-646-2
Tsonga J.
Harrison R.
6-27-64
Nadal R.
Davydenko N.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Granollers M.
6-37-63
Djokovic N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-22-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Melzer J.
6-16-4
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-47-61
Dolgopolov A.
Seppi A.
6-757-656-3
Berdych T.
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.
Troicki V.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Raonic M.
4-67-57-64
Tipsarevic J.
Delbonis F.
7-656-766-3
Simon G.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Verdasco F.
Falla A.
6-746-46-4
R64
Raonic M.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
3-67-666-4
del Potro J.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Harrison R.
Stakhovsky S.
7-637-65
Wawrinka S.
Rochus O.
6-47-63
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-716-36-3
Troicki V.
Young D.
6-14-66-1
Delbonis F.
Ramos A.
6-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Hanescu V.
7-634-66-3
Gasquet R.
Bellucci T.
4-66-47-65
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
6-756-36-3
Granollers M.
Berlocq C.
7-53-67-5
Stepanek R.
Tomic B.
6-27-5
Cilic M.
Montanes A.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Marti J.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Andujar P.
7-656-4
Seppi A.
Llodra M.
7-56-4
Anderson K.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Ferrero J.
6-47-64
Monfils G.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-56-726-3
Verdasco F.
Istomin D.
7-56-2
Falla A.
Chela J.
6-32-66-2
Davydenko N.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3