Rafael Nadal vs Pablo Carreno BustaDoha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
#65ATP
1801ELO
1744Hard ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Nadal R.
6-7 6-3 6-1
Carreno Busta P.
Nadal R.
65662
Carreno Busta P.
77311

Rafael Nadal defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7 6-3 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 32. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2020-11-02Paris MastersQFhardRafael Nadal4-6 7-5 6-1
2020-09-14Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-1
2020-01-20Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-4
2017-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal6-2 2-0 RET
2016-02-15Rio de JaneiroR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-4
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroR16clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

Carreno Busta P.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

Serve & return on hard

Nadal R.Carreno Busta P.
Serve
21
Return
44

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
97
78
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
80
Tiebreaks·Even
99
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
94

Carreno Busta P.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 52%