Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal | Dominic Thiem Wins 7-5 6-3

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Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 in the Madrid Masters quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending the title. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Match story: Dominic Thiem closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Thiem D. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

14 shared · last 12 months

Thiem D. and Nadal R. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Thiem D. went 13–7 (65%) against them, Nadal R. 17–2 (89%). Nadal R. came out better against 7 of 13 comparable opponents, Thiem D. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement, lower-tier event).

13–765%Thiem D. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents17–289%Nadal R. · better vs 7

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

32–20Sets40–10

275–242Games291–177

5–4Tiebreaks5–5

4–3Deciding sets4–1

vs Djokovic N.#11L1-6 0-6Rome Masters · clayW6-2 6-4Madrid Masters · clay
vs Carreno-Busta P.#65W6-3 3-6 6-4Tour Finals · hardW6-2 2-0Roland Garros · clay
vs Dimitrov G.#127L3-6 7-5 5-7Tour Finals · hardW6-4 6-7 6-3Shanghai Masters · hard

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vs Lajovic D.#148W6-2 7-5Rio de Janeiro · clayW7-6 6-2 6-2US Open · hard
vs Goffin D.#467L4-6 1-6Tour Finals · hardL6-7 7-6 4-6Tour Finals · hard
vs Coric B.W6-1 6-4Madrid Masters · clayW6-1 6-2Canada Masters · hard
vs Cuevas P.L6-3 4-6 2-4Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-3 6-7 6-3Paris Masters · hard
vs Isner J.W6-7 7-6Laver Cup · hardL5-7 6-7Laver Cup · hard
vs Fognini F.W6-3 6-2Cincinnati Masters · hardW6-3 6-1Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Donaldson J.W7-5 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-2 6-1Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Haase R.L3-6 6-7Halle · grassW6-1 6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs del Potro J.L6-1 6-2 1-6 6-7 4-6US Open · hardW4-6 6-0 6-3 6-2US Open · hard
vs Schwartzman D.L4-6 7-6 5-7Canada Masters · hardW6-3 6-7 6-3 6-3Australian Open · hard
vs Rublev A.#23Hard to compareW5-7 7-5 7-5Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-1 6-2 6-2US Open · hard

Head-to-head

9 meetings · Nadal R. leads 6–3

Thiem D.May 2018Madrid MastersThis matchClay7-5 6-3
Nadal R.April 2018Monte Carlo MastersClay6-0 6-2
Nadal R.May 2017Roland GarrosClay6-3 6-4 6-0
Thiem D.May 2017Rome MastersClay6-4 6-3
Nadal R.May 2017Madrid MastersClay7-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Thiem D.Nadal R.1 847ELO2 2211 768Clay ELO2 1992–8Last 105–524Age31185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Cite this

Dominic Thiem beat Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3. Umpiry, "Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal — Madrid Masters Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-05-07/nadal-vs-thiem-madrid-masters-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 7 May 2018).