Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson — Barcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
ESP3
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Nadal R.
6-3 6-4
Anderson K.
Nadal R.
662
Anderson K.
340

Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenFhardRafael Nadal6-3 6-3 6-4
2015-11-02Paris MastersR16hardRafael Nadal4-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2015-01-19Australian OpenR16hardRafael Nadal7-5 6-1 6-4
2010-08-09Canada MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-2 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
15.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
63
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Dominant
99
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 49%
Final
Nadal R.[3]
Thiem D.[4]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[3]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Thiem D.[4]
Murray A.[1]
6-23-66-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[3]
Chung H.
7-616-2
Zeballos H.
Khachanov K.
6-46-1
Thiem D.[4]
Sugita Y.
6-16-2
Murray A.[1]
Ramos A.[10]
2-66-47-64
R16
Zeballos H.
Paire B.[17]
6-43-67-63
Khachanov K.
Goffin D.[5]
6-776-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Anderson K.
6-36-4
Chung H.
Zverev A.[8]
6-16-4
Sugita Y.
Carreno Busta P.[7]
6-36-3
Thiem D.[4]
Evans D.
7-656-2
Ramos A.[10]
Bautista Agut R.[6]
6-23-66-4
Murray A.[1]
Lopez F.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Murray A.[1]
Tomic B.
W/O
Paire B.[17]
Granollers M.
6-37-66
Zeballos H.
Sousa J.[15]
7-637-5
Nadal R.[3]
Dutra Silva R.
6-16-2
Anderson K.
Ferrer D.[13]
6-36-4
Chung H.
Kohlschreiber P.[12]
6-36-4
Zverev A.[8]
Almagro N.
7-644-66-4
Carreno Busta P.[7]
Seppi A.
6-46-2
Sugita Y.
Gasquet R.[9]
4-66-37-63
Evans D.
Zverev M.[14]
6-46-4
Thiem D.[4]
Edmund K.
6-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[6]
Struff J.
6-16-3
Ramos A.[10]
Ruud C.
7-666-4
Lopez F.[16]
Montanes A.
6-26-2
Khachanov K.
Cuevas P.[11]
7-657-65
Goffin D.[5]
Basilashvili N.
7-56-0
R64
Granollers M.
Jaziri M.
7-636-3
Zeballos H.
Giraldo S.
6-26-3
Khachanov K.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Basilashvili N.
Daniel T.
6-36-1
Dutra Silva R.
Olivo R.
6-16-1
Anderson K.
Berlocq C.
2-67-646-3
Chung H.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Diez S.
6-36-4
Seppi A.
Ymer M.
6-46-3
Sugita Y.
Robredo T.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Monteiro T.
6-746-27-62
Edmund K.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Struff J.
Herbert P.
7-56-3
Ruud C.
Albot R.
6-26-2
Montanes A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Tomic B.
Brown D.
7-54-66-2