Fabio Fognini vs Rafael Nadal — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final
Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015 ·
clay
Fognini F.1-6 6-2 7-5
Nadal R.
Fognini F.
1672
Nadal R.
6251
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 14–3, defending the title. Fabio Fognini narrowed the head-to-head to 14–4.
Key context
- Match story: Fabio Fognini dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 1–6 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
3–14| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-29 | US Open | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019-08-05 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2019-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Fabio Fognini | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2017-10-09 | Shanghai Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami Masters | SF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2016-04-18 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2015-10-05 | Beijing | SF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2015-08-31 | US Open | R32 | hard | Fabio Fognini | 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2015-07-27 | Hamburg | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2015-04-20 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Fabio Fognini | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2014-03-19 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 2-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-05-12 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
80
98
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
100
Break points won·Slight edge
90
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
99
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast