Rafael Nadal vs Andrey Rublev — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 November 2020
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS7
Andrey Rublev
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Nadal R.
6-3 6-4
Rublev A.
Nadal R.
662
Rublev A.
340

Rafael Nadal defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in defending last year's round-robin. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayAndrey Rublev6-2 4-6 6-2
2017-08-28US OpenQFhardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
7.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (133 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
97
89
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Dominant
99
72
Deciding sets·Even
100
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
99
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
95

Rublev A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Medvedev D.[4]
Thiem D.[3]
4-67-626-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-56-7107-65
Medvedev D.[4]
Nadal R.[2]
3-67-646-3
Round Robin
Medvedev D.[4]
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-36-3
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Rublev A.[7]
6-14-67-66
Medvedev D.[4]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-36-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[5]
6-37-64
Djokovic N.[1]
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-36-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Zverev A.[5]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[2]
Tsitsipas S.[6]
6-44-66-2
Nadal R.[2]
Rublev A.[7]
6-36-4
Thiem D.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[6]
7-654-66-3
Rublev A.[7]
Thiem D.[3]
6-27-5
Thiem D.[3]
Nadal R.[2]
7-677-64
Zverev A.[5]
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-34-66-3