Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
ESP3
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
RSA14
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Nadal R.
7-5 6-1 6-4
Anderson K.
Nadal R.
7663
Anderson K.
5140

Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenFhardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3 6-4
2017-04-24BarcelonaR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2015-11-02Paris MastersR16hardRafael Nadal4-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2010-08-09Canada MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-2 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
15.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
63
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
99
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[6]
7-656-746-36-0
Semi-finals
Murray A.[6]
Berdych T.[7]
6-766-06-37-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Wawrinka S.[4]
7-613-66-44-66-0
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[4]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-36-47-66
Murray A.[6]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-656-3
Berdych T.[7]
Nadal R.[3]
6-26-07-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[8]
7-656-46-2
R16
Wawrinka S.[4]
Garcia Lopez G.
7-626-44-67-68
Djokovic N.[1]
Muller G.
6-47-57-5
Raonic M.[8]
Lopez F.[12]
6-44-66-36-776-3
Berdych T.[7]
Tomic B.
6-27-636-2
Kyrgios N.
Seppi A.
5-74-66-37-658-6
Murray A.[6]
Dimitrov G.[10]
6-46-756-37-5
Nadal R.[3]
Anderson K.[14]
7-56-16-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Ferrer D.[9]
6-36-36-3
R32
Muller G.
Isner J.[19]
7-647-666-4
Lopez F.[12]
Janowicz J.
7-666-47-63
Raonic M.[8]
Becker B.
6-46-36-3
Ferrer D.[9]
Simon G.[18]
6-27-55-77-64
Berdych T.[7]
Troicki V.
6-46-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Sela D.
6-16-07-5
Dimitrov G.[10]
Baghdatis M.
4-66-33-66-36-3
Anderson K.[14]
Gasquet R.[24]
6-47-637-66
Garcia Lopez G.
Pospisil V.
6-26-46-4
Seppi A.
Federer R.[2]
6-47-654-67-65
Tomic B.
Groth S.
6-47-686-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Nieminen J.
6-46-26-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Johnson S.
6-776-16-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Verdasco F.[31]
7-686-36-4
Kyrgios N.
Jaziri M.
6-37-666-1
Murray A.[6]
Sousa J.
6-16-17-5
R64
Raonic M.[8]
Young D.
6-47-636-3
Ferrer D.[9]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-36-46-2
Lopez F.[12]
Mannarino A.
4-64-67-634-0
Nieminen J.
Bachinger M.
7-647-57-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Kuznetsov A.
6-06-16-4
Verdasco F.[31]
Soeda G.
6-36-27-63
Becker B.
Hewitt L.
2-61-66-36-46-2
Pospisil V.
Lorenzi P.
6-737-646-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Gonzalez A.
6-16-36-3
Simon G.[18]
Granollers M.
7-656-26-4
Johnson S.
Giraldo S.[30]
6-36-46-2
Nishikori K.[5]
Dodig I.
4-67-56-27-60
Groth S.
Kokkinakis T.
3-66-37-53-66-1
Anderson K.[14]
Berankis R.
6-26-27-63
Gasquet R.[24]
Duckworth J.
6-26-37-5
Sela D.
Rosol L.[28]
7-625-77-56-3
Nadal R.[3]
Smyczek T.
6-23-66-726-37-5
Murray A.[6]
Matosevic M.
6-16-36-2
Kyrgios N.
Karlovic I.[23]
7-646-45-76-4
Federer R.[2]
Bolelli S.
3-66-36-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Goffin D.[20]
6-16-44-66-0
Jaziri M.
Roger-Vasselin E.
1-66-36-41-66-3
Janowicz J.
Monfils G.[17]
6-41-66-736-36-3
Sousa J.
Klizan M.[32]
4-67-646-41-0
Berdych T.[7]
Melzer J.
7-606-26-2
Isner J.[19]
Haider Maurer A.
6-47-644-66-4
Muller G.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
7-651-67-56-1
Seppi A.
Chardy J.[29]
7-53-66-26-1
Dimitrov G.[10]
Lacko L.
6-36-7106-36-3
Wawrinka S.[4]
Copil M.
7-647-646-3
Troicki V.
Mayer L.[26]
6-44-66-46-0
Tomic B.
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-756-47-667-65
R128
Mayer L.[26]
Millman J.
6-36-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Gojowczyk P.
6-717-56-41-0
Simon G.[18]
Haase R.
6-16-36-4
Monfils G.[17]
Pouille L.
6-733-66-46-16-4
Karlovic I.[23]
Bemelmans R.
6-46-26-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Bedene A.
6-36-26-4
Soeda G.
Ymer E.
1-66-44-66-36-3
Isner J.[19]
Wang J.
7-656-46-4
Haider Maurer A.
Lokoli L.
6-47-54-66-3
Janowicz J.
Moriya H.
7-652-66-37-5
Becker B.
Benneteau J.[25]
7-55-76-26-4
Hewitt L.
Zhang Z.
6-31-66-06-4
Raonic M.[8]
Marchenko I.
7-637-636-3
Nieminen J.
Golubev A.
6-16-27-66
Lorenzi P.
Dolgopolov A.[21]
6-46-36-2
Pospisil V.
Querrey S.
6-36-752-66-46-4
Johnson S.
Edmund K.
6-46-46-3
Dodig I.
Souza J.
6-47-56-4
Melzer J.
Estrella V.
6-16-46-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Mathieu P.
6-26-26-1
Tomic B.
Kamke T.
7-56-716-36-2
Anderson K.[14]
Schwartzman D.
7-657-55-76-4
Berankis R.
Sijsling I.
2-66-47-626-766-4
Gasquet R.[24]
Berlocq C.
6-16-36-1
Rosol L.[28]
De Schepper K.
4-66-26-746-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Sousa J.
Thompson J.
6-47-656-4
Klizan M.[32]
Ito T.
7-666-26-4
Goffin D.[20]
Russell M.
6-36-35-76-0
Baghdatis M.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-753-66-46-4
Dimitrov G.[10]
Brown D.
6-26-36-2
Jaziri M.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-32-67-63
Chardy J.[29]
Coric B.
3-66-47-56-4
Bolelli S.
Monaco J.
6-33-66-36-1
Berdych T.[7]
Falla A.
6-37-616-3
Matosevic M.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-46-754-67-56-3
Murray A.[6]
Bhambri Y.
6-36-47-63
Troicki V.
Vesely J.
6-33-66-26-3
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Thiem D.
4-66-26-37-65
Copil M.
Andujar P.
6-26-27-5
Verdasco F.[31]
Ward J.
2-66-07-666-3
Bachinger M.
Cuevas P.[27]
7-616-36-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Robredo T.[15]
2-3
Seppi A.
Istomin D.
5-76-32-66-16-4
Giraldo S.[30]
Hernych J.
6-36-26-2
Groth S.
Krajinovic F.
6-37-646-4
Sela D.
Struff J.
6-44-63-66-37-5
Kuznetsov A.
Ramos A.
6-13-66-37-63
Gonzalez A.
Fognini F.[16]
4-66-26-36-4
Muller G.
Carreno Busta P.
6-47-657-63
Granollers M.
Robert S.
6-36-46-4
Young D.
Puetz T.
6-44-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.[4]
Ilhan M.
6-16-46-2
Mannarino A.
Rola B.
7-676-36-2
Smyczek T.
Saville L.
7-627-56-4
Lopez F.[12]
Kudla D.
3-66-24-66-210-8
Stakhovsky S.
Lajovic D.
6-34-66-46-736-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Almagro N.
6-47-616-2
Kyrgios N.
Delbonis F.
7-623-66-36-756-3
Federer R.[2]
Lu Y.
6-46-27-5
Lacko L.
Gonzalez M.
4-66-27-56-746-1
Ferrer D.[9]
Bellucci T.
6-726-26-06-3
Duckworth J.
Kavcic B.
6-25-77-673-66-2
Kokkinakis T.
Gulbis E.[11]
5-76-01-67-628-6