Horacio Zeballos vs Rafael Nadal — Santiago Final

Santiago · ATP · Final
ARG
Horacio Zeballos
41 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2013
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zeballos H.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Nadal R.
Zeballos H.
627862
Nadal R.
776641

Horacio Zeballos defeated Rafael Nadal 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Santiago final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Horacio Zeballos claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-24BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zeballos H.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Zeballos H.

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
Zeballos H.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zeballos H.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
100
Break points won·Dominant
17
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
99

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Zeballos H.
Nadal R.
6-727-666-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Chardy J.
6-26-2
Zeballos H.
Berlocq C.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Berlocq C.
Rufin G.
W/O
Chardy J.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-3
Nadal R.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-16-4
Zeballos H.
Ramos A.
6-15-77-66
R16
Rufin G.
Monaco J.
7-636-4
Chardy J.
Garin C.
4-66-36-2
Berlocq C.
Giraldo S.
7-54-66-4
Zeballos H.
Andujar P.
6-36-3
Nadal R.
Delbonis F.
6-36-2
Ramos A.
Volandri F.
6-756-37-5
Lorenzi P.
Robredo T.
6-46-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Montanes A.
6-46-4
R32
Rufin G.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-4
Montanes A.
Massu N.
6-766-36-4
Robredo T.
Riba P.
6-26-2
Giraldo S.
Alund M.
4-67-56-3
Berlocq C.
Kuznetsov A.
6-26-1
Zeballos H.
Schwartzman D.
1-66-26-2
Volandri F.
Mayer L.
6-26-1
Ramos A.
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-1
Lorenzi P.
Naso G.
6-16-4
Garin C.
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Sousa J.
6-44-66-1
Delbonis F.
Pella G.
2-67-647-61