Rafael Nadal vs Pablo Carreno Busta — Rio de Janeiro Round of 32

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Round of 32
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016
clay
Pablo Carreno Busta
ESP
Pablo Carreno Busta
#65ATP
1801ELO
1767Clay ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-1 6-4
Carreno Busta P.
Nadal R.
662
Carreno Busta P.
140

Rafael Nadal defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

7–0
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
2016-01-04DohaR32hardRafael Nadal6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroR16clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

Carreno Busta 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.Carreno Busta P.
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
2.4
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Carreno Busta P.
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
Nadal R.Carreno Busta P.
Freshness·
—
94

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
35°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 52%
Final
Cuevas P.
Pella G.
6-46-756-4
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.
Nadal R.[1]
6-767-636-4
Pella G.
Thiem D.[5]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Thiem D.[5]
Ferrer D.[2]
6-36-2
Pella G.
Gimeno Traver D.
5-76-17-5
Cuevas P.
Delbonis F.
6-47-64
Nadal R.[1]
Dolgopolov A.
W/O
R16
Ferrer D.[2]
Ramos A.
4-66-16-4
Pella G.
Giraldo S.
6-46-0
Delbonis F.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-0
Nadal R.[1]
Almagro N.
6-37-5
Gimeno Traver D.
Fognini F.[7]
4-63-1
Thiem D.[5]
Schwartzman D.
7-57-5
Cuevas P.
Monteiro T.
7-656-3
Dolgopolov A.
Cervantes Huegun I.
3-66-06-3
R32
Ramos A.
Lajovic D.
3-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Monaco J.
5-2
Ferrer D.[2]
Jarry N.
6-37-63
Schwartzman D.
Souza J.
6-36-2
Thiem D.[5]
Andujar P.
6-36-4
Pella G.
Isner J.[4]
7-655-77-68
Fognini F.[7]
Bedene A.
7-56-3
Delbonis F.
Sock J.[6]
7-56-1
Lorenzi P.
Cecchinato M.
6-43-66-1
Cuevas P.
Bagnis F.
6-26-0
Monteiro T.
Tsonga J.[3]
6-33-66-4
Dolgopolov A.
Bellucci T.[8]
6-737-56-2
Cervantes Huegun I.
Daniel T.
3-67-56-2
Almagro N.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-13-66-4
Nadal R.[1]
Carreno Busta P.
6-16-4
Giraldo S.
Elias G.
6-47-65