Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos TsitsipasTour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 November 2020
hard
#87ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Tsitsipas S.
Nadal R.
6462
Tsitsipas S.
4621

Rafael Nadal defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round-robin. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-7(6) 7-5
2021-02-08Australian OpenQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal6-7(4) 6-4 7-5
2019-05-13Rome MastersSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2019-05-06Madrid MastersSFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-4 2-6 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenSFhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4 6-0
2018-08-06Canada MastersFhardRafael Nadal6-2 7-6(4)
2018-04-23BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Tsitsipas S.
Serve
57
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
97
90
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Clear edge
99
77
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Tsitsipas S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast