Rafael Nadal vs Frances Tiafoe — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Nadal R.
6-3 6-4 6-2
Tiafoe F.
Nadal R.
6663
Tiafoe F.
3420

Rafael Nadal defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR16hardFrances Tiafoe6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Serve & return on hard

Nadal R.Tiafoe F.
—
Serve
38
—
Return
37

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
97
83
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·
—
79

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nadal R.[2]
6-36-26-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Tsitsipas S.[14]
6-26-46-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Pouille L.[28]
6-06-26-2
Quarter-finals
Pouille L.[28]
Raonic M.[16]
7-646-36-726-4
Nadal R.[2]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-46-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[8]
6-14-1
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Bautista Agut R.[22]
7-54-66-47-62
R16
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Federer R.[3]
6-7117-637-57-65
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Cilic M.[6]
6-766-36-24-66-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Medvedev D.[15]
6-46-756-26-3
Tiafoe F.
Dimitrov G.[20]
7-57-666-717-5
Nishikori K.[8]
Carreno Busta P.[23]
6-784-67-646-47-68
Nadal R.[2]
Berdych T.
6-06-17-64
Raonic M.[16]
Zverev A.[4]
6-16-17-65
Pouille L.[28]
Coric B.[11]
6-746-47-57-62
R32
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Basilashvili N.[19]
6-33-67-676-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Khachanov K.[10]
6-47-56-4
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Fognini F.[12]
6-26-42-66-4
Berdych T.
Schwartzman D.[18]
5-76-37-56-4
Medvedev D.[15]
Goffin D.[21]
6-27-636-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Shapovalov D.[25]
6-36-44-66-0
Nadal R.[2]
De Minaur A.[27]
6-16-26-4
Zverev A.[4]
Bolt A.
6-36-36-2
Pouille L.[28]
Popyrin A.
7-636-36-7104-66-3
Federer R.[3]
Fritz T.
6-27-56-2
Nishikori K.[8]
Sousa J.
7-666-16-2
Coric B.[11]
Krajinovic F.
2-66-36-46-3
Raonic M.[16]
Herbert P.
6-46-47-66
Tiafoe F.
Seppi A.
6-736-34-66-46-3
Dimitrov G.[20]
Fabbiano T.
7-656-46-4
Cilic M.[6]
Verdasco F.[26]
4-63-66-17-686-3
R64
Berdych T.
Haase R.
6-16-36-3
Herbert P.
Chung H.[24]
6-21-66-26-4
Sousa J.
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
7-54-67-645-76-4
Federer R.[3]
Evans D.
7-657-636-3
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Troicki V.
6-32-66-27-5
Basilashvili N.[19]
Travaglia S.
3-66-33-66-46-3
De Minaur A.[27]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-26-774-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.
6-37-56-4
Nadal R.[2]
Ebden M.
6-36-26-2
Zverev A.[4]
Chardy J.
7-656-45-76-766-1
Cilic M.[6]
Mcdonald M.
7-56-796-46-4
Nishikori K.[8]
Karlovic I.
6-37-665-75-77-67
Khachanov K.[10]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-36-3
Coric B.[11]
Fucsovics M.
6-46-36-4
Schwartzman D.[18]
Kudla D.
6-47-53-66-766-4
Dimitrov G.[20]
Cuevas P.
6-36-756-37-5
Goffin D.[21]
Copil M.
5-77-56-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Millman J.
6-36-13-66-766-4
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Ivashka I.
6-26-37-67
Shapovalov D.[25]
Daniel T.
6-37-626-3
Pouille L.[28]
Marterer M.
7-687-685-76-4
Krajinovic F.
Donskoy E.
6-47-687-62
Fabbiano T.
Opelka R.
6-7156-26-43-67-65
Tiafoe F.
Anderson K.[5]
4-66-46-47-5
Fritz T.
Monfils G.[30]
6-36-787-667-65
Verdasco F.[26]
Albot R.
6-17-626-3
Popyrin A.
Thiem D.[7]
7-56-42-0
Medvedev D.[15]
Harrison R.
6-36-36-3
Raonic M.[16]
Wawrinka S.
6-747-667-6117-65
Seppi A.
Thompson J.
6-36-46-4
Fognini F.[12]
Mayer L.
7-636-37-65
Bolt A.
Simon G.[29]
2-66-44-67-686-4
R128
Berdych T.
Edmund K.[13]
6-36-07-5
Krajinovic F.
Cecchinato M.[17]
4-60-66-17-686-4
Seppi A.
Johnson S.[31]
6-44-66-46-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Krueger M.
6-36-26-2
Medvedev D.[15]
Harris L.
6-16-26-1
Schwartzman D.[18]
Molleker R.
6-16-34-66-0
Basilashvili N.[19]
Eubanks C.
6-44-67-666-3
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Vanni L.
6-752-66-37-56-4
Simon G.[29]
Fratangelo B.
7-626-46-2
Evans D.
Ito T.
7-56-17-68
Marterer M.
Sakharov G.
6-36-16-3
Tiafoe F.
Gunneswaran P.
7-676-36-3
Nadal R.[2]
Duckworth J.
6-46-37-5
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Li Z.
6-26-26-4
Bolt A.
Sock J.
4-66-36-26-2
Fabbiano T.
Kubler J.
6-47-612-66-3
Kudla D.
Polmans M.
5-71-66-26-36-2
Federer R.[3]
Istomin D.
6-36-46-4
Zverev A.[4]
Bedene A.
6-46-16-4
Anderson K.[5]
Mannarino A.
6-35-76-26-1
Cilic M.[6]
Tomic B.
6-26-47-63
Thiem D.[7]
Paire B.
6-46-35-71-66-3
Khachanov K.[10]
Gojowczyk P.
3-66-36-46-3
Coric B.[11]
Darcis S.
6-16-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Murray A.
6-46-46-756-746-2
Chung H.[24]
Klahn B.
6-756-756-36-26-4
Shapovalov D.[25]
Andujar P.
6-26-37-63
Monfils G.[30]
Dzumhur D.
6-06-46-0
Troicki V.
Carballes Baena R.
6-11-62-66-16-4
Travaglia S.
Andreozzi G.
6-736-26-36-2
Laaksonen H.
Basic M.
6-47-644-66-3
Tsonga J.
Klizan M.
6-46-47-65
Copil M.
Granollers M.
6-36-46-4
Harrison R.
Vesely J.
6-07-56-3
Mayer L.
Jarry N.
7-647-634-66-3
Sousa J.
Pella G.
7-624-67-654-66-2
Chardy J.
Humbert U.
3-67-666-46-747-66
Herbert P.
Querrey S.
5-77-666-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Ramos A.
6-36-46-756-3
Donskoy E.
Djere L.
6-756-46-17-65
Mcdonald M.
Rublev A.
6-46-42-66-4
Albot R.
Mmoh M.
3-66-36-46-2
Nishioka Y.
Sandgren T.
6-47-654-66-4
Fritz T.
Norrie C.
6-37-666-2
Thompson J.
Lopez F.
6-17-606-3
Cuevas P.
Lajovic D.
6-47-56-1
Haase R.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-47-5
Ebden M.
Struff J.
1-66-46-36-4
Verdasco F.[26]
Kecmanovic M.
7-656-36-3
Pouille L.[28]
Kukushkin M.
6-17-56-4
Millman J.
Delbonis F.
6-33-67-636-2
Opelka R.
Isner J.[9]
7-647-666-747-65
Nishikori K.[8]
Majchrzak K.
3-66-766-06-23-0
Daniel T.
Kokkinakis T.
5-74-2
Fognini F.[12]
Munar J.
7-637-673-1
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Berrettini M.
6-736-46-37-64
Raonic M.[16]
Kyrgios N.
6-47-656-4
Ivashka I.
Jaziri M.
4-67-666-14-0
Karlovic I.
Hurkacz H.
6-757-657-637-65
Wawrinka S.
Gulbis E.
3-63-1
Goffin D.[21]
Garin C.
6-06-26-2
Dimitrov G.[20]
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-36-16-4
De Minaur A.[27]
Sousa P.
6-47-56-4
Popyrin A.
Zverev M.
7-57-676-4