Rafael Nadal vs Stefan Kozlov — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
ESP4
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
Stefan Kozlov
USA
Stefan Kozlov
#296ATP
1429ELO
1408Hard ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
Nadal R.
6-0 6-3
Kozlov S.
Nadal R.
662
Kozlov S.
030

Rafael Nadal defeated Stefan Kozlov 6-0 6-3 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Kozlov came in defending last year's round of 32, but Rafael Nadal had arrived on a 11-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kozlov S.

Kozlov S.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Kozlov S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Kozlov S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
36
Break points saved·Dominant
100
49
Break points won·Dominant
99
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
30

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nadal R.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Kozlov S.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
6.7
10.011-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.4
3-set count
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Kozlov S.
Freshness·
—
64

Kozlov S.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 52%
Final
Nadal R.[4]
Norrie C.[6]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[4]
Medvedev D.[1]
6-36-3
Norrie C.[6]
Tsitsipas S.[3]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Medvedev D.[1]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-3
Nadal R.[4]
Paul T.
6-07-65
Tsitsipas S.[3]
Giron M.
6-36-4
Norrie C.[6]
Gojowczyk P.
6-16-0
R16
Gojowczyk P.
Zverev A.[2]
W/O
Paul T.
Lajovic D.
7-662-67-5
Medvedev D.[1]
Andujar P.
6-16-2
Nishioka Y.
Fritz T.[7]
3-66-46-2
Nadal R.[4]
Kozlov S.
6-06-3
Giron M.
Carreno Busta P.[8]
6-776-47-64
Tsitsipas S.[3]
Wolf J.
6-16-0
Norrie C.[6]
Isner J.
6-726-36-4
R32
Paul T.
Berrettini M.[5]
4-65-1
Tsitsipas S.[3]
Djere L.
7-677-64
Giron M.
Millman J.
7-632-0
Zverev A.[2]
Brooksby J.
3-67-6106-2
Nishioka Y.
Lopez F.
2-66-06-4
Medvedev D.[1]
Paire B.
6-36-4
Andujar P.
Hernandez Serrano J.
6-06-1
Fritz T.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Nadal R.[4]
Kudla D.
6-36-2
Kozlov S.
Dimitrov G.
7-685-76-3
Lajovic D.
Korda S.
6-44-67-5
Carreno Busta P.[8]
Otte O.
6-26-4
Wolf J.
Sonego L.
3-67-676-2
Norrie C.[6]
Altmaier D.
7-656-2
Isner J.
Verdasco F.
7-56-747-63
Gojowczyk P.
Nakashima B.
6-46-4