Rafael Nadal vs Gilles Muller — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
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Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Nadal R.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Muller G.
Nadal R.
6262
Muller G.
2641

Rafael Nadal defeated Gilles Muller 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR16grassGilles Muller6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardRafael Nadal7-6(1) 6-1 6-2
2011-06-20WimbledonR32grassRafael Nadal7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-0
2005-06-20WimbledonR64grassGilles Muller6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4
2005-04-18BarcelonaR32clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
32%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
14.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
57
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
87

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
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[12]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Raonic M.[12]
Goffin D.[15]
6-33-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Nadal R.[4]
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[12]
Monfils G.[13]
7-56-3
Goffin D.[15]
Cilic M.[10]
7-646-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.[7]
7-627-62
Nadal R.[4]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Cilic M.[10]
Gasquet R.[8]
7-55-76-2
Raonic M.[12]
Berdych T.[6]
6-47-67
Nishikori K.[5]
Isner J.[9]
1-67-627-65
Nadal R.[4]
Zverev A.
6-786-07-5
Monfils G.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.[7]
Thiem D.[11]
6-36-2
Goffin D.[15]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-35-77-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Lopez F.[18]
6-36-3
R32
Raonic M.[12]
Tomic B.[17]
6-23-0
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
6-47-65
Goffin D.[15]
Pella G.
4-66-36-2
Cilic M.[10]
Mayer L.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.[8]
Dolgopolov A.[26]
2-66-26-1
Isner J.[9]
Mannarino A.
6-47-64
Zverev A.
Simon G.[16]
6-26-2
Nadal R.[4]
Verdasco F.
6-07-69
Thiem D.[11]
Sock J.[21]
7-56-756-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.[27]
7-57-5
Monfils G.[13]
Ramos A.
6-16-3
Berdych T.[6]
Coric B.
6-17-63
Delbonis F.
Murray A.[2]
6-44-67-63
Tsonga J.[7]
Querrey S.[31]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[5]
Johnson S.[30]
7-667-65
Lopez F.[18]
Bautista Agut R.[14]
7-656-7106-4
R64
Murray A.[2]
Granollers M.
6-47-63
Delbonis F.
Sousa J.[32]
7-666-4
Raonic M.[12]
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-3
Tomic B.[17]
Ram R.
6-47-5
Coric B.
Bellucci T.[29]
6-26-2
Berdych T.[6]
del Potro J.
7-646-2
Kuznetsov A.
Chardy J.[28]
6-46-2
Pella G.
Cuevas P.[22]
6-14-66-4
Cilic M.[10]
Harrison R.
6-46-3
Dolgopolov A.[26]
Haase R.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.[8]
Mahut N.
6-46-1
Nishikori K.[5]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.[30]
Millman J.
6-46-2
Mannarino A.
Paire B.[19]
6-16-3
Isner J.[9]
Seppi A.
7-616-4
Nadal R.[4]
Muller G.
6-22-66-4
Tsonga J.[7]
Millot V.
7-56-1
Querrey S.[31]
De Bakker T.
7-656-4
Sock J.[21]
Berrer M.
6-26-4
Lopez F.[18]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.[27]
Kudla D.
6-06-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Fratangelo B.
2-66-16-2
Verdasco F.
Klizan M.[25]
5-3
Thiem D.[11]
Kovalik J.
7-647-63
Bautista Agut R.[14]
Youzhny M.
W/O
Mayer L.
Troicki V.[20]
7-56-3
Ramos A.
Kyrgios N.[24]
7-647-5
Goffin D.[15]
Tiafoe F.
3-66-37-62
Zverev A.
Dimitrov G.[23]
6-43-67-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Marchenko I.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[13]
Carreno Busta P.
7-57-61
Simon G.[16]
Pospisil V.
1-66-06-1
R128
Delbonis F.
Giraldo S.
6-37-65
Cervantes Huegun I.
Almagro N.
5-76-36-4
del Potro J.
Smyczek T.
6-46-0
Marchenko I.
Tursunov D.
7-57-66
Kuznetsov A.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-4
Pella G.
Edmund K.
6-736-47-5
Harrison R.
Lajovic D.
6-37-63
Mayer L.
Groth S.
6-46-3
Haase R.
Schwartzman D.
6-36-4
Kukushkin M.
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-616-2
Millman J.
Sarkissian A.
6-26-0
Seppi A.
Young D.
4-66-46-3
Pospisil V.
Donaldson J.
7-656-726-3
Zverev A.
Dodig I.
3-67-56-3
Verdasco F.
Polansky P.
7-646-3
Muller G.
Estrella V.
7-56-3
De Bakker T.
Vesely J.
6-44-66-2
Berrer M.
Monaco J.
7-655-76-4
Kovalik J.
Herbert P.
6-46-797-65
Youzhny M.
Bedene A.
7-52-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Gulbis E.
6-27-62
Fratangelo B.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Ram R.
Rubin N.
7-637-62
Ramos A.
Chung H.
2-66-06-3
Millot V.
Mcdonald M.
6-16-3
Tiafoe F.
Fritz T.
6-32-66-3
Coric B.
Pouille L.
6-27-5
Kudla D.
Istomin D.
6-32-66-1
Carreno Busta P.
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Granollers M.
Dzumhur D.
6-16-0
Mahut N.
Olivo R.
6-26-4
Mannarino A.
Rosol L.
4-66-36-4