Michael Berrer vs Rafael Nadal — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Michael Berrer
46 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2015
hard
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Berrer M.
1-6 6-3 6-4
Nadal R.
Berrer M.
1662
Nadal R.
6341

Michael Berrer defeated Rafael Nadal 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Michael Berrer 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
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-1
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Berrer M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Berrer M.

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
Berrer M.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Berrer M.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
100
Break points won·Dominant
12
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 37%
Final
Ferrer D.[4]
Berdych T.[3]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.[4]
Karlovic I.[7]
6-727-657-64
Berdych T.[3]
Seppi A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.[3]
Gasquet R.[6]
6-26-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-727-666-4
Seppi A.
Dodig I.
7-56-4
Ferrer D.[4]
Brown D.
6-26-2
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Basilashvili N.
7-636-3
Seppi A.
Souza J.
7-56-2
Dodig I.
Berrer M.
7-616-2
Berdych T.[3]
Kavcic B.
6-16-2
Brown D.
Struff J.
7-696-4
Ferrer D.[4]
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Gasquet R.[6]
Bolelli S.
6-36-2
R32
Seppi A.
Mayer L.[8]
5-77-647-64
Ferrer D.[4]
De Bakker T.
6-746-46-3
Gasquet R.[6]
Andujar P.
6-37-5
Bolelli S.
Becker B.
6-37-62
Kavcic B.
Monaco J.
7-636-4
Berrer M.
Nadal R.[2]
1-66-36-4
Brown D.
Lorenzi P.
7-636-3
Struff J.
Kohlschreiber P.[5]
7-634-66-1
Berdych T.[3]
Istomin D.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Safwat M.
6-36-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Lajovic D.
6-26-1
Stakhovsky S.
Al Mutawa J.
6-16-1
Verdasco F.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-37-64
Basilashvili N.
Youzhny M.
7-56-2
Karlovic I.[7]
Rosol L.
7-646-3
Souza J.
Jaziri M.
3-66-46-3