Pablo Cuevas vs Rafael Nadal — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Semi-final
URU
Pablo Cuevas
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016
clay
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cuevas P.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Nadal R.
Cuevas P.
667762
Nadal R.
786341

Pablo Cuevas defeated Rafael Nadal 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's semi-final. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
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)
2015-07-27HamburgQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-2
2015-02-16Rio de JaneiroQFclayRafael Nadal4-6 7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cuevas P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

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
Cuevas P.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.5

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

Clutch

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

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