Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP4
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER
Alexander Zverev
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Nadal R.
6-7 6-0 7-5
Zverev A.
Nadal R.
68672
Zverev A.
710051

Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 6-0 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

6–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayAlexander Zverev6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
2022-05-23Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal7-6(8) 6-6 RET
2021-05-10Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2021-05-03Madrid MastersQFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2020-11-02Paris MastersSFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 7-5
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2018-05-14Rome MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-1 1-6 6-3
2018-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs GERRRclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-4 6-4
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.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

Serve & return on hard

Nadal R.Zverev A.
—
Serve
71
—
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Even
97
94
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Slight edge
99
90
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Zverev A.
Freshness·
—
39

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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