Rafael Nadal vs Radek Stepanek — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
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Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 6 March 2014
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Nadal R.
2-6 6-4 7-5
Stepanek R.
Nadal R.
2672
Stepanek R.
6451

Rafael Nadal defeated Radek Stepanek 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-03-21Miami MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2011-06-06Queen's ClubR16grassRafael Nadal6-3 5-7 6-1
2005-10-17Madrid MastersQFclayRafael Nadal7-6(9) 6-4
2005-05-02Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal5-7 6-1 6-1
2005-04-18BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal7-5 6-2
2004-02-06Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs ESPRRcarpetRafael Nadal7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
92
Break points won·Dominant
99
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
74

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
26°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 26%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Federer R.[7]
3-66-37-63
Semi-finals
Federer R.[7]
Dolgopolov A.[28]
6-36-1
Djokovic N.[2]
Isner J.[12]
7-56-726-1
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[2]
Benneteau J.
6-16-3
Federer R.[7]
Anderson K.[17]
7-56-1
Isner J.[12]
Gulbis E.[20]
7-647-63
Dolgopolov A.[28]
Raonic M.[10]
6-36-4
R16
Anderson K.[17]
Wawrinka S.[3]
7-614-66-1
Federer R.[7]
Haas T.[11]
6-46-4
Isner J.[12]
Verdasco F.[30]
7-633-66-3
Gulbis E.[20]
Bautista Agut R.
7-604-66-2
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-37-64
Raonic M.[10]
Murray A.[5]
4-67-56-3
Dolgopolov A.[28]
Fognini F.[13]
6-26-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Cilic M.[24]
1-66-26-3
R32
Haas T.[11]
Nishikori K.[19]
7-636-2
Gulbis E.[20]
Dimitrov G.[15]
2-66-17-5
Dolgopolov A.[28]
Nadal R.[1]
6-33-67-65
Raonic M.[10]
Falla A.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Seppi A.[29]
6-06-2
Verdasco F.[30]
Gasquet R.[8]
7-656-1
Isner J.[12]
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.
Nieminen J.
6-24-67-66
Benneteau J.
Thiem D.
7-646-3
Cilic M.[24]
Robredo T.[16]
6-46-3
Djokovic N.[2]
Gonzalez A.
6-13-66-1
Lopez F.
Kukushkin M.
1-66-36-4
Fognini F.[13]
Monfils G.[23]
6-23-67-5
Federer R.[7]
Tursunov D.[27]
7-677-62
Murray A.[5]
Vesely J.
6-726-46-4
Anderson K.[17]
Donskoy E.
4-66-06-3
R64
Gasquet R.[8]
Gabashvili T.
6-02-0
Nadal R.[1]
Stepanek R.
2-66-47-5
Dolgopolov A.[28]
Smyczek T.
7-636-4
Fognini F.[13]
Harrison R.
5-76-16-4
Raonic M.[10]
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-644-67-62
Falla A.
Janowicz J.[18]
6-32-67-65
Vesely J.
Andujar P.[32]
6-12-66-1
Murray A.[5]
Rosol L.
4-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Karlovic I.
6-37-5
Anderson K.[17]
Hewitt L.
7-656-4
Donskoy E.
Russell M.
6-46-3
Haas T.[11]
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[19]
Giraldo S.
6-16-3
Tursunov D.[27]
Monaco J.
7-646-4
Federer R.[7]
Mathieu P.
6-27-65
Verdasco F.[30]
Zeballos H.
7-57-5
Lu Y.
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-26-2
Isner J.[12]
Davydenko N.
7-656-3
Gulbis E.[20]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Bautista Agut R.
Berdych T.[4]
4-66-26-4
Lopez F.
Ward J.
3-66-26-4
Thiem D.
Simon G.[21]
7-656-2
Benneteau J.
Tsonga J.[9]
6-46-4
Robredo T.[16]
Matosevic M.
7-665-76-4
Cilic M.[24]
Lorenzi P.
6-26-2
Gonzalez A.
Dodig I.[31]
6-42-67-65
Djokovic N.[2]
Hanescu V.
7-616-2
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.[26]
6-21-0
Dimitrov G.[15]
Haase R.
6-46-3
Seppi A.[29]
Querrey S.
4-67-636-3
Kukushkin M.
Pospisil V.[25]
6-06-2
Monfils G.[23]
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-4
R128
Smyczek T.
Sock J.
6-41-66-4
Stakhovsky S.
Kubot L.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Golubev A.
6-47-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Becker B.
6-46-2
Falla A.
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Vesely J.
Sijsling I.
3-66-47-61
Karlovic I.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-4
Querrey S.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-3
Russell M.
Young D.
4-66-16-2
Chardy J.
Williams R.
7-657-5
Giraldo S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-34-66-4
Monaco J.
Polansky P.
6-46-756-4
Mathieu P.
Ginepri R.
6-26-3
Gabashvili T.
Mahut N.
6-27-5
Zeballos H.
Ram R.
6-37-64
Haase R.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Sousa J.
Nedovyesov A.
6-46-1
Bautista Agut R.
Johnson S.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Sela D.
7-56-3
Kukushkin M.
Groth S.
6-42-67-64
Thiem D.
Kosakowski D.
6-27-61
Benneteau J.
Munoz de la Nava D.
3-66-16-3
Matosevic M.
Klahn B.
6-46-4
Hanescu V.
Robert S.
7-53-66-4
Davydenko N.
Goffin D.
7-654-67-63
Gonzalez A.
Mannarino A.
5-76-47-66
Stepanek R.
Istomin D.
6-13-66-1
Hewitt L.
Ebden M.
7-623-66-3
Nieminen J.
Brands D.
4-66-26-2
Rosol L.
Lajovic D.
6-727-56-4
Lorenzi P.
Carreno Busta P.
3-66-16-2
Lu Y.
Kamke T.
6-06-4