Rafael Nadal vs Jannik Sinner — Rome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Jannik Sinner
ITA
Jannik Sinner
#1ATP
2320ELO
2216Clay ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLWW
Nadal R.
7-5 6-4
Sinner J.
Nadal R.
762
Sinner J.
540

Rafael Nadal defeated Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR16clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-3 6-0
2020-09-28Roland GarrosQFclayRafael Nadal7-6(4) 6-4 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sinner J.

Sinner J.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Sinner J.

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 clay

Nadal R.Sinner J.
—
Serve
99
—
Return
91

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Sinner J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
58%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
71%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
62%
74%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Sinner J.
Clutch Rating·Even
97
100
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
100
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Sinner J.
Freshness·
—
43

Sinner J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 109 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 42%
Final
Nadal R.[2]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-51-66-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Opelka R.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Sonego L.
6-36-756-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Zverev A.[6]
6-36-4
Opelka R.
Delbonis F.
7-57-62
Sonego L.
Rublev A.[7]
3-66-46-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
4-67-57-5
R16
Opelka R.
Karatsev A.
7-666-4
Delbonis F.
Auger Aliassime F.
7-636-1
Rublev A.[7]
Bautista Agut R.[10]
6-46-4
Sonego L.
Thiem D.[4]
6-46-757-65
Nadal R.[2]
Shapovalov D.[13]
3-66-47-63
Zverev A.[6]
Nishikori K.
4-66-36-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Berrettini M.[9]
7-636-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-26-1
R32
Nishikori K.
Carreno Busta P.[11]
W/O
Nadal R.[2]
Sinner J.
7-56-4
Opelka R.
Musetti L.
6-46-4
Delbonis F.
Goffin D.[12]
6-26-1
Thiem D.[4]
Fucsovics M.
3-67-656-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Fritz T.
6-37-65
Shapovalov D.[13]
Travaglia S.
7-626-3
Zverev A.[6]
Dellien H.
6-26-2
Karatsev A.
Medvedev D.[3]
6-26-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-16-3
Rublev A.[7]
Struff J.
6-776-16-4
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Garin C.
7-656-3
Sonego L.
Mager G.
6-46-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Cilic M.
7-56-2
Berrettini M.[9]
Millman J.
6-46-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Norrie C.
6-26-3
R64
Musetti L.
Hurkacz H.[15]
6-42-0
Travaglia S.
Paire B.
6-46-3
Karatsev A.
Kecmanovic M.
7-626-4
Opelka R.
Gasquet R.
6-17-5
Goffin D.[12]
Caruso S.
6-46-1
Struff J.
Bedene A.
6-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Nishioka Y.
6-06-2
Millman J.
Lajovic D.
6-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Dimitrov G.[16]
6-47-62
Fritz T.
Evans D.
6-36-2
Sinner J.
Humbert U.
6-26-4
Shapovalov D.[13]
Majchrzak K.
6-16-3
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Djere L.
4-66-36-1
Nishikori K.
Fognini F.
6-36-4
Dellien H.
Mannarino A.
2-67-56-2
Delbonis F.
Khachanov K.
3-66-46-0
Auger Aliassime F.
Krajinovic F.
6-36-756-4
Garin C.
Harris L.
7-56-2
Bautista Agut R.[10]
Paul T.
6-36-4
Sonego L.
Monfils G.[14]
6-45-76-4
Mager G.
De Minaur A.
6-46-3
Cilic M.
Bublik A.
4-66-26-3
Berrettini M.[9]
Basilashvili N.
4-66-26-4
Norrie C.
Carballes Baena R.
6-46-4