David Goffin vs Rafael Nadal — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
David Goffin
BEL7
David Goffin
#241ATP
1665ELO
1626Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2017
hard
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Goffin D.
7-6 6-7 6-4
Nadal R.
Goffin D.
776462
Nadal R.
657741

David Goffin defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. David Goffin narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 5-7 7-6(9)
2020-01-06Atp CupQFhardDavid Goffin6-4 7-6(3)
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3
2018-04-23BarcelonaSFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-0
2017-05-08Madrid MastersQFclayRafael Nadal7-6(3) 6-2
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Goffin D.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Goffin D.

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

Serve & return on hard

Goffin D.Nadal R.
12
Serve
—
43
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Goffin D.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Goffin D.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
82
97
Break points saved·Even
96
100
Break points won·Dominant
64
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
81
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Goffin D.Nadal R.
Freshness·
100
—

Goffin D.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dimitrov G.[6]
Goffin D.[7]
7-54-66-3
Semi-finals
Goffin D.[7]
Federer R.[2]
2-66-36-4
Dimitrov G.[6]
Sock J.[8]
4-66-06-3
Round Robin
Goffin D.[7]
Thiem D.[4]
6-46-1
Federer R.[2]
Cilic M.[5]
6-756-46-1
Sock J.[8]
Cilic M.[5]
5-76-27-64
Dimitrov G.[6]
Thiem D.[4]
6-35-77-5
Goffin D.[7]
Nadal R.[1]
7-656-746-4
Zverev A.[3]
Cilic M.[5]
6-43-66-4
Thiem D.[4]
Carreno Busta P.
6-33-66-4
Dimitrov G.[6]
Carreno Busta P.
6-16-1
Federer R.[2]
Zverev A.[3]
7-665-76-1
Dimitrov G.[6]
Goffin D.[7]
6-06-2
Federer R.[2]
Sock J.[8]
6-47-64
Sock J.[8]
Zverev A.[3]
6-41-66-4