Rafael Nadal vs Taylor Fritz — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · ATP · Final
ESP1
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#7ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Nadal R.
6-3 6-2
Fritz T.
Nadal R.
662
Fritz T.
320

Rafael Nadal defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardTaylor Fritz7-6(3) 6-1
2022-06-27WimbledonQFgrassRafael Nadal3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6(4)
2022-03-07Indian Wells MastersFhardTaylor Fritz6-3 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving87% hold

wins 67% 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

Serve & return on hard

Nadal R.Fritz T.
—
Serve
76
—
Return
32

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
11.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (133 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
97
87
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
60
Deciding sets·Even
100
98
Tiebreaks·Even
99
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Fritz T.
Freshness·
—
67

Fritz T.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Fritz T.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Dimitrov G.[7]
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Isner J.[5]
2-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Kwon S.
6-26-1
Dimitrov G.[7]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-46-4
Fritz T.
Edmund K.
6-46-3
Isner J.[5]
Paul T.
7-633-66-2
R16
Kwon S.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-626-0
Dimitrov G.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-786-27-62
Fritz T.
Humbert U.
6-46-1
Edmund K.
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
6-46-4
Isner J.[5]
Giron M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Zverev A.[2]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
6-27-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Martinez P.
6-46-4
R32
Kecmanovic M.
De Minaur A.
3-66-46-3
Kwon S.
Daniel T.
6-22-66-3
Lajovic D.[8]
Johnson S.
6-756-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-747-61
Martinez P.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Mannarino A.
Norrie C.
2-66-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Fritz T.
Millman J.
7-53-66-1
Edmund K.
Lopez F.
6-46-1
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Bolt A.
6-37-65
Isner J.[5]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Mcdonald M.
6-746-46-4
Zverev A.[2]
Jung J.
7-666-1
Humbert U.
Kyrgios N.[6]
6-30-0
Giron M.
Lopez Villasenor G.
6-47-63
Nadal R.[1]
Andujar P.
6-36-2