Rafael Nadal vs Facundo Arguello — Buenos Aires Round of 16

Buenos Aires · ATP · Round of 16
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Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2015
clay
ARG
Facundo Arguello
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-4 6-0
Arguello F.
Nadal R.
662
Arguello F.
400

Rafael Nadal defeated Facundo Arguello 6-4 6-0 in the Buenos Aires round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Facundo Arguello came in defending last year's round of 32, but Rafael Nadal had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Arguello F.

Arguello F.serving61% hold

wins 54% 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.Arguello F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Arguello F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
6
Break points saved·Dominant
100
34
Break points won·Dominant
99
24
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
43

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 60%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Monaco J.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Berlocq C.
7-676-2
Monaco J.
Almagro N.
6-36-766-4
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.[3]
7-616-746-4
Berlocq C.
Rola B.
6-16-3
Nadal R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-16-1
Almagro N.
Robredo T.[2]
6-36-2
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Arguello F.
6-46-0
Delbonis F.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-2
Rola B.
Bagnis F.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Mayer L.[5]
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Ramos A.
6-36-4
Berlocq C.
Fognini F.[4]
6-36-0
Robredo T.[2]
Olivo R.
6-16-2
Cuevas P.[3]
Andreozzi G.
7-646-1
R32
Delbonis F.
Carreno Busta P.[8]
7-623-0
Arguello F.
Montanes A.
6-36-2
Lorenzi P.
Bellucci T.
6-46-756-1
Rola B.
Vesely J.[6]
6-46-3
Mayer L.[5]
Robert S.
6-06-1
Monaco J.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-2
Andreozzi G.
Molteni A.
6-26-2
Ramos A.
Zeballos H.
6-46-1
Olivo R.
Nieminen J.
7-635-76-0
Almagro N.
Andujar P.[7]
6-33-66-2
Berlocq C.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-3
Bagnis F.
Cecchinato M.
4-67-56-3