Sam Querrey vs Rafael Nadal — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · ATP · Final
USA
Sam Querrey
38 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Querrey S.
6-3 7-6
Nadal R.
Querrey S.
6772
Nadal R.
3630

Sam Querrey defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Sam Querrey claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassRafael Nadal7-5 6-2 6-2
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-2
2008-09-19Davis Cup WG SF: ESP vs USARRclayRafael Nadal6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-2 5-7 7-6(2) 6-3
2006-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardRafael Nadal6-7(5) 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Querrey S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Querrey S.

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
Querrey S.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
56%
Service points won·Even
68%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Querrey S.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
97
Break points saved·Even
96
100
Break points won·Dominant
14
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
99

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