Rafael Nadal vs Jannik Sinner — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 16
ESP3
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
Jannik Sinner
ITA1
Jannik Sinner
#1ATP
2320ELO
2216Clay ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLWW
Nadal R.
7-5 6-3 6-0
Sinner J.
Nadal R.
7663
Sinner J.
5300

Rafael Nadal defeated Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-4
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.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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
41%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
62%
74%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nadal R.
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sinner J.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0
H2H
0.0
9.2
Surface form
5.6
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.9
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
7.4
Country comfort
Context
Defending pts
7.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Sinner J.
Freshness·
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43

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 39%
Final
Djokovic N.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-762-66-36-26-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[3]
Nadal R.[3]
3-66-37-646-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Zverev A.[2]
6-36-34-64-66-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[3]
Schwartzman D.[10]
6-34-66-46-0
Djokovic N.[3]
Berrettini M.[9]
6-36-26-757-5
Zverev A.[2]
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
6-46-16-1
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Medvedev D.[6]
6-37-637-5
R16
Berrettini M.[9]
Federer R.[8]
W/O
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Carreno Busta P.[12]
6-36-27-5
Djokovic N.[3]
Musetti L.
6-776-726-16-04-0
Schwartzman D.[10]
Struff J.
7-696-47-5
Nadal R.[3]
Sinner J.[1]
7-56-36-0
Zverev A.[2]
Nishikori K.
6-46-16-1
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Delbonis F.
6-46-44-66-4
Medvedev D.[6]
Garin C.[22]
6-26-17-5
R32
Musetti L.
Cecchinato M.
3-66-46-33-66-3
Nishikori K.
Laaksonen H.
7-50-0
Nadal R.[3]
Norrie C.
6-36-36-3
Schwartzman D.[10]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-26-1
Medvedev D.[6]
Opelka R.[32]
6-46-26-4
Sinner J.[1]
Ymer M.
6-17-56-3
Berrettini M.[9]
Kwon S.
7-666-36-4
Federer R.[8]
Koepfer D.
7-656-737-647-5
Struff J.
Alcaraz C.
6-47-636-2
Delbonis F.
Fognini F.[27]
6-46-16-3
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Isner J.[31]
5-76-37-636-1
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Johnson S.
6-46-46-2
Garin C.[22]
Giron M.
6-15-76-26-2
Djokovic N.[3]
Berankis R.
6-16-46-1
Zverev A.[2]
Djere L.
6-27-56-2
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Ruud C.[15]
7-632-67-660-67-5
R64
Sinner J.[1]
Mager G.
6-17-53-66-3
Fognini F.[27]
Fucsovics M.
7-666-16-2
Zverev A.[2]
Safiullin R.
7-646-37-61
Berankis R.
Duckworth J.
7-52-67-646-0
Koepfer D.
Fritz T.[7]
6-36-23-66-4
Federer R.[8]
Cilic M.
6-22-67-646-2
Musetti L.
Nishioka Y.
7-56-36-2
Berrettini M.[9]
Coria F.
6-36-36-2
Kwon S.
Seppi A.
6-47-57-5
Nadal R.[3]
Gasquet R.
6-07-56-2
Ymer M.
Monfils G.
6-02-66-46-3
Schwartzman D.[10]
Bedene A.
6-46-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Karatsev A.[24]
6-37-644-66-1
Struff J.
Bagnis F.
7-57-616-4
Djere L.
Kecmanovic M.
4-64-66-36-26-3
Laaksonen H.
Bautista Agut R.[11]
6-32-66-36-2
Ruud C.[15]
Majchrzak K.
6-36-26-4
Delbonis F.
Andujar P.
4-66-13-66-36-2
Johnson S.
Monteiro T.
6-36-727-623-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Couacaud E.
2-66-36-46-4
Isner J.[31]
Krajinovic F.
7-666-17-65
Opelka R.[32]
Munar J.
6-36-23-67-5
Giron M.
Pella G.
7-626-16-736-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Cuevas P.
6-36-26-4
Cecchinato M.
De Minaur A.[8]
6-46-13-66-1
Norrie C.
Harris L.[31]
4-66-36-36-2
Alcaraz C.
Basilashvili N.[9]
6-46-26-4
Nishikori K.
Khachanov K.[13]
4-66-22-66-46-4
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-46-45-72-66-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Martinez P.[24]
6-36-46-3
Garin C.[22]
Mcdonald M.[18]
4-64-67-676-38-6
Medvedev D.[6]
Paul T.[24]
3-66-16-46-3
R128
Andujar P.
Thiem D.[4]
4-65-76-36-46-4
Musetti L.
Goffin D.
6-07-57-63
Mager G.
Gojowczyk P.
6-23-66-47-5
Safiullin R.
Taberner C.
7-641-66-06-2
Davidovich Fokina A.[21]
Kukushkin M.
6-46-46-3
Giron M.
Dimitrov G.[16]
2-64-67-53-0
Fritz T.[7]
Sousa J.
6-46-26-4
Isner J.[31]
Querrey S.
7-626-36-4
Gasquet R.
Gaston H.
6-16-46-2
Opelka R.[32]
Martin A.
6-36-26-4
Sinner J.[1]
Herbert P.
6-14-66-747-56-4
Cuevas P.
Pouille L.
6-36-16-3
Duckworth J.
Caruso S.
6-43-67-646-2
Cecchinato M.
Uchiyama Y.
3-66-16-26-4
Nishioka Y.
Tsonga J.
6-46-23-67-65
Berankis R.
Humbert U.[32]
6-46-42-66-4
De Minaur A.[8]
Travaglia S.[29]
6-26-47-64
Berrettini M.[9]
Daniel T.
6-06-44-66-4
Coria F.
Lopez F.
6-37-646-2
Kwon S.
Anderson K.
7-56-42-67-64
Koepfer D.
Bourgue M.
6-36-36-4
Federer R.[8]
Istomin D.
6-26-46-3
Nadal R.[3]
Popyrin A.
6-36-27-63
Norrie C.
Fratangelo B.
7-57-656-2
Ymer M.
Carballes Baena R.
6-40-64-66-26-2
Basilashvili N.[9]
Lajovic D.[20]
6-46-30-66-2
Bedene A.
Mannarino A.
7-53-67-56-2
Karatsev A.[24]
Brooksby J.
6-36-46-4
Monfils G.
Ramos A.
1-67-666-46-4
Bagnis F.
Bonzi B.
7-56-36-4
Alcaraz C.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-32-66-17-64
Struff J.
Rublev A.[11]
6-37-664-63-66-4
Zverev A.[2]
Otte O.
3-63-66-26-26-0
Djere L.
Moutet C.[30]
6-36-7107-627-5
Khachanov K.[13]
Vesely J.
6-16-26-3
Kecmanovic M.
Evans D.[25]
1-66-36-36-4
Nishikori K.
Giannessi A.
6-46-746-34-66-4
Majchrzak K.
Cazaux A.
6-42-66-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Hanfmann Y.
6-16-34-66-2
Bautista Agut R.[11]
Vilella Martinez M.
6-46-46-2
Ruud C.[15]
Paire B.
5-76-26-17-64
Van De Zandschulp B.
Hurkacz H.[19]
6-756-746-26-26-4
Fognini F.[27]
Barrere G.
6-46-16-4
Fucsovics M.
Simon G.
6-46-17-65
Delbonis F.
Albot R.
6-12-66-06-1
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Chardy J.
7-666-36-1
Krajinovic F.
Marterer M.
6-46-17-63
Couacaud E.
Gerasimov E.
7-636-46-3
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Gombos N.
6-36-46-3
Pella G.
Galan D.
6-37-647-5
Garin C.[22]
Londero J.
3-66-47-666-2
Munar J.
Thompson J.
6-766-17-656-4
Mcdonald M.[18]
Ruusuvuori E.
4-66-37-646-3
Paul T.[24]
Oconnell C.
6-26-44-64-610-8
Kohlschreiber P.
Verdasco F.
7-636-22-66-4
Djokovic N.[3]
Sandgren T.
6-26-46-2
Schwartzman D.[10]
Lu Y.
6-26-26-3
Johnson S.
Tiafoe F.[19]
6-753-66-46-26-1
Seppi A.
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
6-37-684-66-4
Cilic M.
Rinderknech A.[22]
7-666-16-2
Harris L.[31]
Sonego L.[26]
7-56-46-4
Martinez P.[24]
Korda S.
6-46-26-2
Monteiro T.
Cerundolo F.[25]
6-36-46-3
Medvedev D.[6]
Bublik A.[9]
6-36-37-5