Rafael Nadal vs Pablo Cuevas — Hamburg Quarter-final

Hamburg · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2015
clay
URU5
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Nadal R.
6-3 6-2
Cuevas P.
Nadal R.
662
Cuevas P.
320

Rafael Nadal defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2 in the Hamburg quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-1
2017-10-30Paris MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2016-08-15Cincinnati MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 7-6(4)
2016-02-15Rio de JaneiroSFclayPablo Cuevas6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroQFclayRafael Nadal4-6 7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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.Cuevas P.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Cuevas P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
93
Break points won·Dominant
99
32
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
44

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
17°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 76%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Fognini F.[8]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Seppi A.[4]
6-16-2
Fognini F.[8]
Pouille L.
6-27-62
Quarter-finals
Seppi A.[4]
Bolelli S.
W/O
Fognini F.[8]
Bedene A.
6-47-5
Pouille L.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Nadal R.[1]
Cuevas P.[5]
6-36-2
R16
Cuevas P.[5]
Janowicz J.
6-34-66-2
Seppi A.[4]
Mayer F.
4-66-26-3
Pouille L.
Monaco J.[6]
6-17-5
Paire B.
Robredo T.[2]
2-66-37-5
Bedene A.
Bautista Agut R.[3]
7-627-67
Nadal R.[1]
Vesely J.
6-47-62
Bolelli S.
Munar J.
6-16-756-4
Fognini F.[8]
Ramos A.
6-23-66-3
R32
Munar J.
Garcia Lopez G.[7]
1-2
Nadal R.[1]
Verdasco F.
3-66-16-1
Vesely J.
Haider Maurer A.
3-66-16-0
Cuevas P.[5]
Schwartzman D.
7-646-4
Mayer F.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-2
Fognini F.[8]
Chardy J.
6-36-756-4
Bedene A.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-1
Monaco J.[6]
Gulbis E.
6-36-756-3
Robredo T.[2]
Zverev A.
6-736-46-2
Bolelli S.
Rosol L.
7-637-66
Janowicz J.
Daniel T.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.[3]
Coric B.
6-36-4
Seppi A.[4]
Klizan M.
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Cervantes Huegun I.
7-626-4
Ramos A.
Almagro N.
6-47-63
Paire B.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-33-66-1