Rafael Nadal vs Yoshihito Nishioka — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
Yoshihito Nishioka
JPN
Yoshihito Nishioka
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-6 6-3
Nishioka Y.
Nadal R.
7762
Nishioka Y.
6230

Rafael Nadal defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 6-3 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardRafael Nadal7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nishioka Y.

Nishioka Y.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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.Nishioka Y.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Nishioka Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
97
84
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
95
Break points won·Dominant
99
59
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
99
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 54%
Final
Querrey S.
Nadal R.[2]
6-37-63
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Cilic M.[3]
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Kyrgios N.[6]
3-66-17-5
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Nishioka Y.
7-626-3
Querrey S.
Thiem D.[4]
6-17-5
Kyrgios N.[6]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-697-5
Cilic M.[3]
Johnson S.
W/O
R16
Nadal R.[2]
Lorenzi P.
6-16-1
Nishioka Y.
Thompson J.
6-43-66-0
Cilic M.[3]
Coric B.
6-32-66-3
Johnson S.
Escobedo E.
7-656-3
Querrey S.
Goffin D.[5]
6-26-3
Thiem D.[4]
Mannarino A.
7-56-3
Kyrgios N.[6]
Young D.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.[1]
del Potro J.
4-66-46-4
R32
Nadal R.[2]
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Lorenzi P.
Lu Y.
4-66-36-4
Thompson J.
Lopez F.
2-66-36-3
Nishioka Y.
Sock J.[7]
3-66-26-1
Cilic M.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-34-66-0
Coric B.
Gomez L.
6-16-1
Escobedo E.
Kozlov S.
6-12-66-0
Johnson S.
Isner J.[8]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[5]
Robert S.
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Edmund K.
6-24-66-3
Mannarino A.
Fritz T.
3-67-656-4
Thiem D.[4]
Simon G.
7-676-3
Kyrgios N.[6]
Sela D.
3-66-36-3
del Potro J.
Tiafoe F.
6-43-67-61
Djokovic N.[1]
Klizan M.
6-37-64
Young D.
Tomic B.
7-650-0