Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
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Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 November 2020
hard
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Thiem D.
7-6 7-6
Nadal R.
Thiem D.
79772
Nadal R.
67640

Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6 7-6 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 10–5, defending last year's round-robin. Dominic Thiem narrowed the head-to-head to 10–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01BrisbaneR32hardRafael Nadal7-5 6-1
2020-01-20Australian OpenQFhardDominic Thiem7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)
2019-05-27Roland GarrosFclayRafael Nadal6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1
2019-04-22BarcelonaSFclayDominic Thiem6-4 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenQFhardRafael Nadal0-6 6-4 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(5)
2018-05-28Roland GarrosFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-3 6-2
2018-05-07Madrid MastersQFclayDominic Thiem7-5 6-3
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-0 6-2
2017-05-29Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 6-0
2017-05-15Rome MastersQFclayDominic Thiem6-4 6-3
2017-05-08Madrid MastersFclayRafael Nadal7-6(8) 6-4
2017-04-24BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-1
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-3
2016-02-08Buenos AiresSFclayDominic Thiem6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayRafael Nadal6-2 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

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

Statistics

This season
Thiem D.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (169 vs 133). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Thiem D.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
97
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
58
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99

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

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