Rafael Nadal vs Denis Kudla — Acapulco Round of 32

Acapulco · ATP · Round of 32
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Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-3 6-2
Kudla D.
Nadal R.
662
Kudla D.
320

Rafael Nadal defeated Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 in the Acapulco round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Kudla 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.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla D.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
90
Break points won·Dominant
99
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
82
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)
Kudla D.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
2.5
10.011-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.9
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.

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