Rafael Nadal vs Gilles Simon — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16
Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 11 August 2016 ·
clay
Nadal R.7-6 6-3
Simon G.
Nadal R.
7762
Simon G.
6530
Rafael Nadal defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 6-3 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
8–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-08 | Rio Olympics | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2015-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-05-11 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
| 2012-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 7-5 7-5 |
| 2008-10-12 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Gilles Simon | 3-6 7-5 7-6 |
| 2008-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-2 6-3 |
| 2006-02-13 | Marseille | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast