Rafael Nadal vs Nicolas Almagro — Miami Masters Round of 64

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
hard
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Nadal R.
6-4 6-2
Almagro N.
Nadal R.
662
Almagro N.
420

Rafael Nadal defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-4 6-2 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 14–1, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 15–1.

Key context

Head to head

14–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal3-0 RET
2016-02-15Rio de JaneiroR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 7-5
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-3 6-1
2015-04-20BarcelonaR32clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2014-04-21BarcelonaQFclayNicolas Almagro2-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2013-04-22BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-3
2013-02-25AcapulcoSFhardRafael Nadal7-5 6-4
2012-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal7-6(4) 6-2 6-3
2010-05-24Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal7-6(2) 7-6(3) 6-4
2010-05-09Madrid MastersSFclayRafael Nadal4-6 6-2 6-2
2009-11-08Paris MastersR32hardRafael Nadal3-6 7-6(2) 7-5
2009-08-31US OpenR32hardRafael Nadal7-5 6-4 6-4
2008-05-25Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-1 6-1
2006-04-24BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal7-6(2) 6-3
2004-09-27PalermoR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
91
Break points won·Dominant
99
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[3]
7-634-66-0
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[22]
7-636-2
Murray A.[3]
Berdych T.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Ferrer D.[6]
7-57-5
Isner J.[22]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-46-3
Murray A.[3]
Thiem D.
3-66-46-1
Berdych T.[8]
Monaco J.
6-36-4
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Dolgopolov A.
6-737-56-0
Ferrer D.[6]
Simon G.[12]
7-656-0
Nishikori K.[4]
Goffin D.[18]
6-16-2
Murray A.[3]
Anderson K.[15]
6-43-66-3
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.[29]
6-36-3
Isner J.[22]
Raonic M.[5]
6-737-667-65
Berdych T.[8]
Monfils G.[17]
6-33-2
Thiem D.
Mannarino A.[28]
7-654-67-5
R32
Mannarino A.[28]
Wawrinka S.[7]
7-647-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Darcis S.
6-07-5
Dolgopolov A.
Bellucci T.
7-56-4
Nishikori K.[4]
Troicki V.[32]
6-26-2
Goffin D.[18]
Janowicz J.
6-46-3
Thiem D.
Sock J.
6-46-3
Anderson K.[15]
Mayer L.[24]
6-46-4
Murray A.[3]
Giraldo S.[27]
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
7-56-4
Verdasco F.[29]
Nadal R.[2]
6-42-66-3
Ferrer D.[6]
Rosol L.[26]
6-47-5
Simon G.[12]
Falla A.
6-36-4
Raonic M.[5]
Chardy J.[31]
6-15-77-63
Berdych T.[8]
Tomic B.[25]
6-747-636-1
Isner J.[22]
Dimitrov G.[9]
7-626-2
Monfils G.[17]
Tsonga J.[11]
6-47-64
R64
Thiem D.
Lopez F.[10]
7-644-66-3
Darcis S.
Muller G.[30]
6-46-726-3
Bellucci T.
Cuevas P.[19]
2-66-27-5
Dolgopolov A.
Robredo T.[16]
6-716-37-5
Falla A.
Karlovic I.[20]
6-46-2
Ferrer D.[6]
Delbonis F.
6-16-1
Nishikori K.[4]
Youzhny M.
6-26-1
Janowicz J.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-41-66-4
Dimitrov G.[9]
Pospisil V.
6-26-2
Isner J.[22]
Rublev A.
6-36-4
Chardy J.[31]
Melzer J.
6-46-1
Raonic M.[5]
Gabashvili T.
6-16-4
Mannarino A.[28]
Ramos A.
6-43-66-2
Sock J.
Fognini F.[21]
7-646-1
Giraldo S.[27]
Haase R.
6-23-66-0
Berdych T.[8]
Chung H.
6-36-4
Tomic B.[25]
Krajicek A.
7-667-5
Monfils G.[17]
Krajinovic F.
3-66-27-64
Verdasco F.[29]
Duckworth J.
4-66-26-1
Troicki V.[32]
Bolelli S.
7-53-66-4
Rosol L.[26]
Zverev A.
7-606-3
Nadal R.[2]
Almagro N.
6-46-2
Goffin D.[18]
Coric B.
6-06-4
Simon G.[12]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-756-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Klizan M.
6-05-76-1
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
Struff J.
6-46-4
Murray A.[3]
Young D.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Gulbis E.[14]
6-26-4
Anderson K.[15]
Querrey S.
6-757-636-4
Mayer L.[24]
Nieminen J.
6-47-65
Tsonga J.[11]
Smyczek T.
6-43-66-3
Wawrinka S.[7]
Berlocq C.
6-797-56-2
R128
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
4-66-26-3
Young D.
Lu Y.
5-1
Krajinovic F.
Lajovic D.
2-67-654-2
Melzer J.
Harrison R.
7-636-3
Darcis S.
Jaziri M.
2-67-57-5
Bellucci T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-726-4
Dolgopolov A.
Berankis R.
6-46-1
Falla A.
Berrer M.
6-756-46-4
Coric B.
Haider Maurer A.
1-66-37-63
Janowicz J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-2
Berlocq C.
Kokkinakis T.
6-43-66-2
Ramos A.
Sousa J.
6-26-2
Sock J.
Soeda G.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Estrella V.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Matosevic M.
6-36-3
Haase R.
Edmund K.
6-26-2
Chung H.
Granollers M.
6-04-66-4
Smyczek T.
Menendez Maceiras A.
4-66-36-4
Monaco J.
Bemelmans R.
7-56-746-4
Duckworth J.
Dzumhur D.
6-33-66-3
Almagro N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-736-4
Gabashvili T.
Andujar P.
0-67-646-3
Delbonis F.
Vesely J.
7-643-67-5
Kukushkin M.
Johnson S.
6-43-66-2
Thiem D.
Schwartzman D.
7-607-5
Rublev A.
Carreno Busta P.
1-66-16-4
Krajicek A.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Pospisil V.
del Potro J.
6-47-67
Zverev A.
Groth S.
7-56-756-4
Bolelli S.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Struff J.
Becker B.
3-67-6106-4
Klizan M.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4