Fabio Fognini vs Rafael Nadal | Fabio Fognini Wins 1-6 6-2 7-5

UMPIRY

Rio de JaneiroSemi-finalClayMon 16 FebFinal

Fabio Fognini(4)ITA

Rafael Nadal(1)ESP

SetsGames2

167

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Fabio Fognini defeated Rafael Nadal 1-6 6-2 7-5 in the Rio de Janeiro semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Fabio Fognini claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Match story: Fabio Fognini dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 1–6 6–2 7–5.

How the match was decided

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Fognini F. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

Fognini F. and Nadal R. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Fognini F. went 6–8 (43%) against them, Nadal R. 11–1 (92%). Nadal R. came out better against 5 of 9 comparable opponents, Fognini F. against 0.

6–843%Fognini F. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents11–192%Nadal R. · better vs 5

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

16–19Sets27–6

150–174Games190–116

1–0Tiebreaks2–2

2–2Deciding sets3–1

vs Bautista-Agut R.#243W7-6 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-4 6-3Madrid Masters · clay
vs Murray A.W6-3 6-3 6-4ITA vs GBR · clayW1-6 6-3 7-5Rome Masters · clay
vs Dolgopolov A.L2-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL3-6 6-3 6-7Indian Wells Masters · hard

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vs Sousa J.W5-7 7-5 6-4Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-1 6-0Rio de Janeiro · clay
vs Hewitt L.W6-1 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-1 6-3Miami Masters · hard
vs Rosol L.L3-6 2-6Rome Masters · clayW4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Youzhny M.W6-4 6-3Canada Masters · hardW6-7 6-2 6-1Rome Masters · clay
vs Anderson K.L5-7 2-6Canada Masters · hardW7-5 6-1 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Raonic M.L1-6 0-6Cincinnati Masters · hardW4-6 6-2 6-4Miami Masters · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Nadal R. leads 4–1

Clay: Nadal R. leads 2–1 · Hard: Nadal R. leads 2–0

Fognini F.February 2015Rio de JaneiroThis matchClay1-6 6-2 7-5
Nadal R.March 2014Miami MastersHard6-2 6-2
Nadal R.September 2013BeijingHard2-6 6-4 6-1
Nadal R.May 2013Roland GarrosClay7-6 6-4 6-4
Nadal R.May 2013Rome MastersClay6-1 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Fognini F.Nadal R.1 773ELO2 2211 723Clay ELO2 1991–9Last 105–527Age28178 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Fabio Fognini beat Rafael Nadal 1-6 6-2 7-5. Umpiry, "Fabio Fognini vs Rafael Nadal — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-02-16/fognini-vs-nadal-rio-de-janeiro-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 16 February 2015).