Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
AUS23
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
Nadal R.
6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6
Kyrgios N.
Nadal R.
6378773
Kyrgios N.
3666641

Rafael Nadal defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in four sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6 7–6.

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian Wells MastersQFhardRafael Nadal7-6(0) 5-7 6-4
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassRafael Nadal6-3 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2019-02-25AcapulcoR16hardNick Kyrgios3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6)
2017-10-02BeijingFhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-1
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardNick Kyrgios6-2 7-5
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2016-05-09Rome MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-7(3) 6-2 6-4
2014-06-23WimbledonR16grassNick Kyrgios7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Kyrgios N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Kyrgios N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
15.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (133 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Kyrgios N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
97
88
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
68
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Thiem D.[5]
6-44-62-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[5]
Zverev A.[7]
3-66-47-637-64
Djokovic N.[2]
Federer R.[3]
7-616-46-3
Quarter-finals
Thiem D.[5]
Nadal R.[1]
7-637-644-67-66
Zverev A.[7]
Wawrinka S.[15]
1-66-36-46-2
Federer R.[3]
Sandgren T.
6-32-62-67-686-3
Djokovic N.[2]
Raonic M.[32]
6-46-37-61
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Kyrgios N.[23]
6-33-67-667-64
Thiem D.[5]
Monfils G.[10]
6-26-46-4
Wawrinka S.[15]
Medvedev D.[4]
6-22-64-67-626-2
Zverev A.[7]
Rublev A.[17]
6-46-46-4
Sandgren T.
Fognini F.[12]
7-657-56-726-4
Federer R.[3]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-16-26-2
Raonic M.[32]
Cilic M.
6-46-37-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Schwartzman D.[14]
6-36-46-4
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-26-2
Nadal R.[1]
Carreno Busta P.[27]
6-16-26-4
Kyrgios N.[23]
Khachanov K.[16]
6-27-656-766-777-68
Monfils G.[10]
Gulbis E.
7-626-46-3
Thiem D.[5]
Fritz T.[29]
6-26-46-756-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Popyrin A.
6-46-36-2
Rublev A.[17]
Goffin D.[11]
2-67-636-47-64
Zverev A.[7]
Verdasco F.
6-26-26-4
Sandgren T.
Querrey S.
6-46-46-4
Fognini F.[12]
Pella G.[22]
7-606-26-3
Fucsovics M.
Paul T.
6-16-16-4
Raonic M.[32]
Tsitsipas S.[6]
7-56-47-62
Cilic M.
Bautista Agut R.[9]
6-736-46-05-76-3
Schwartzman D.[14]
Lajovic D.[24]
6-26-37-67
Wawrinka S.[15]
Isner J.[19]
6-44-1
Federer R.[3]
Millman J.
4-67-626-44-67-68
R64
Medvedev D.[4]
Martinez P.
7-56-16-3
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Carreno Busta P.[27]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-11-66-4
Kyrgios N.[23]
Simon G.
6-26-44-67-5
Khachanov K.[16]
Ymer M.
6-22-66-43-67-68
Monfils G.[10]
Karlovic I.
4-67-686-47-5
Gulbis E.
Bedene A.
7-56-36-2
Fritz T.[29]
Anderson K.
4-66-757-646-26-2
Thiem D.[5]
Bolt A.
6-25-76-756-16-2
Popyrin A.
Munar J.
6-27-656-2
Isner J.[19]
Tabilo A.
6-46-36-3
Wawrinka S.[15]
Seppi A.
4-67-56-33-66-4
Goffin D.[11]
Herbert P.
6-16-44-61-66-3
Rublev A.[17]
Sugita Y.
6-26-37-65
Verdasco F.
Basilashvili N.[26]
4-67-656-46-4
Zverev A.[7]
Gerasimov E.
7-656-47-5
Sandgren T.
Berrettini M.[8]
7-676-44-62-67-5
Querrey S.
Berankis R.
7-624-66-46-4
Pella G.[22]
Barrere G.
6-16-43-66-3
Fognini F.[12]
Thompson J.
7-646-13-64-67-64
Fucsovics M.
Sinner J.
6-46-46-3
Paul T.
Dimitrov G.[18]
6-47-663-66-737-63
Millman J.
Hurkacz H.[31]
6-47-56-3
Federer R.[3]
Krajinovic F.
6-16-46-1
Raonic M.[32]
Garin C.
6-36-46-2
Bautista Agut R.[9]
Mmoh M.
5-76-26-46-1
Schwartzman D.[14]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-16-46-2
Lajovic D.[24]
Polmans M.
6-26-46-3
Nishioka Y.
Evans D.[30]
6-46-36-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Ito T.
6-16-46-2
Nadal R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-37-646-1
Cilic M.
Paire B.[21]
6-26-763-66-17-63
R128
Delbonis F.
Sousa J.
6-36-47-63
Simon G.
Cuevas P.
6-16-36-3
Ymer M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-16-2
Khachanov K.[16]
Vilella Martinez M.
4-66-47-646-3
Monfils G.[10]
Lu Y.
6-16-46-2
Karlovic I.
Pospisil V.
7-646-47-5
Bedene A.
Duckworth J.
6-46-756-756-26-4
Gulbis E.
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
7-54-67-646-4
Fritz T.[29]
Griekspoor T.
6-36-36-3
Anderson K.
Ivashka I.
6-42-64-66-47-68
Bolt A.
Ramos A.
7-611-66-756-16-4
Thiem D.[5]
Mannarino A.
6-37-56-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Tiafoe F.
6-34-66-46-2
Martinez P.
Koepfer D.
6-36-47-5
Munar J.
Gaston H.
7-55-76-06-3
Tabilo A.
Galan D.
4-66-36-46-766-4
Seppi A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-47-63
Wawrinka S.[15]
Dzumhur D.
7-56-746-46-4
Herbert P.
Norrie C.
7-53-63-67-56-4
Sugita Y.
Benchetrit E.
6-26-06-3
Rublev A.[17]
Oconnell C.
6-30-66-47-65
Basilashvili N.[26]
Kwon S.
6-756-47-53-66-3
Verdasco F.
Donskoy E.
7-56-26-1
Gerasimov E.
Ruud C.
6-37-661-64-67-66
Zverev A.[7]
Cecchinato M.
6-47-646-3
Sandgren T.
Trungelliti M.
6-16-47-5
Berankis R.
Carballes Baena R.
6-46-26-2
Querrey S.
Coric B.[25]
6-36-46-4
Pella G.[22]
Smith J.
6-37-56-4
Barrere G.
Safwat M.
6-787-616-47-65
Thompson J.
Bublik A.
6-46-36-2
Fognini F.[12]
Opelka R.
3-66-736-46-37-65
Fucsovics M.
Shapovalov D.[13]
6-36-776-17-63
Sinner J.
Purcell M.
7-626-26-4
Paul T.
Mayer L.
4-66-46-46-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Londero J.
4-66-26-06-4
Millman J.
Humbert U.
7-636-31-67-5
Krajinovic F.
Halys Q.
7-677-613-64-67-5
Federer R.[3]
Johnson S.
6-36-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Caruso S.
6-06-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Giron M.
7-56-16-2
Garin C.
Travaglia S.
6-46-36-4
Cilic M.
Moutet C.
6-36-26-4
Mmoh M.
Andujar P.
6-16-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[9]
Lopez F.
6-26-27-5
Schwartzman D.[14]
Harris L.
6-46-26-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Gombos N.
4-66-42-66-36-2
Polmans M.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-34-66-786-4
Lajovic D.[24]
Edmund K.
7-676-37-64
Nishioka Y.
Djere L.
6-43-66-27-61
Ito T.
Gunneswaran P.
6-46-27-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Struff J.
7-656-22-66-1
Berrettini M.[8]
Harris A.
6-36-16-3
Popyrin A.
Tsonga J.[28]
6-756-26-10-0
Isner J.[19]
Monteiro T.
6-757-647-677-65
Hurkacz H.[31]
Novak D.
6-741-66-26-36-4
Paire B.[21]
Stebe C.
6-43-66-36-726-0
Raonic M.[32]
Giustino L.
6-26-16-3
Evans D.[30]
Mcdonald M.
3-64-66-16-26-3
Goffin D.[11]
Chardy J.
6-46-36-1
Nadal R.[1]
Dellien H.
6-26-36-0
Gojowczyk P.
Eubanks C.
7-616-34-66-0
Carreno Busta P.[27]
Kovalik J.
6-43-66-17-62
Kyrgios N.[23]
Sonego L.
6-27-637-61