Rafael Nadal vs Carlos Alcaraz — Indian Wells Masters Semi-final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Semi-final
ESP4
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022
hard
Carlos Alcaraz
ESP19
Carlos Alcaraz
#2ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Nadal R.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Alcaraz C.
Nadal R.
6462
Alcaraz C.
4631

Rafael Nadal defeated Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in defending last year's round of 64, but Rafael Nadal had arrived on a 16-match winning run. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-02Madrid MastersQFclayCarlos Alcaraz6-2 1-6 6-3
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Alcaraz C.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Alcaraz C.

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.Alcaraz C.
—
Serve
74
—
Return
95

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

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Alcaraz C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
57%
Service points won·Even
65%
68%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Alcaraz C.
Clutch Rating·Even
97
98
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Even
99
99
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.
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Alcaraz C.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
8.2
10.016-match win streak
Win streak
10.08-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.9
Minutes 14d
9.1
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.6
Country comfort
Surface transition
6.0
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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 10%
Final
Fritz T.[20]
Nadal R.[4]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[4]
Alcaraz C.[19]
6-44-66-3
Fritz T.[20]
Rublev A.[7]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.[20]
Kecmanovic M.
7-653-66-1
Alcaraz C.[19]
Norrie C.[12]
6-46-3
Nadal R.[4]
Kyrgios N.
7-605-76-4
Rublev A.[7]
Dimitrov G.[33]
7-56-2
R16
Nadal R.[4]
Opelka R.[17]
7-637-65
Kyrgios N.
Sinner J.[10]
W/O
Kecmanovic M.
Berrettini M.[6]
6-36-756-4
Alcaraz C.[19]
Monfils G.[26]
7-56-1
Norrie C.[12]
Brooksby J.
6-26-4
Fritz T.[20]
De Minaur A.[29]
3-66-47-65
Rublev A.[7]
Hurkacz H.[11]
7-656-4
Dimitrov G.[33]
Isner J.[23]
6-37-66
R32
Monfils G.[26]
Medvedev D.[1]
4-66-36-1
Alcaraz C.[19]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-26-0
Norrie C.[12]
Basilashvili N.[18]
3-66-36-1
Brooksby J.
Tsitsipas S.[5]
1-66-36-2
Nadal R.[4]
Evans D.[27]
7-56-3
Opelka R.[17]
Shapovalov D.[13]
6-746-46-4
Sinner J.[10]
Bonzi B.
7-653-66-4
Kyrgios N.
Ruud C.[8]
6-46-4
Berrettini M.[6]
Harris L.[30]
6-47-5
Kecmanovic M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
7-637-5
Fritz T.[20]
Munar J.
6-42-67-62
De Minaur A.[29]
Paul T.
7-626-4
Rublev A.[7]
Tiafoe F.[28]
6-36-4
Hurkacz H.[11]
Johnson S.
7-676-3
Isner J.[23]
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[33]
Bublik A.[31]
6-36-4
R64
Kyrgios N.
Delbonis F.[32]
6-26-2
Ruud C.[8]
Eubanks C.
7-656-2
Harris L.[30]
Bagnis F.
6-34-66-3
Kecmanovic M.
Cilic M.[24]
6-776-37-66
Van De Zandschulp B.
Auger Aliassime F.[9]
7-646-746-3
Munar J.
Carreno Busta P.[16]
4-66-47-64
Fritz T.[20]
Majchrzak K.
6-16-1
De Minaur A.[29]
Millman J.
7-646-3
Paul T.
Zverev A.[3]
6-24-67-62
Tiafoe F.[28]
Nakashima B.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Karatsev A.[22]
7-656-4
Hurkacz H.[11]
Otte O.
6-33-66-3
Schwartzman D.[14]
Ruusuvuori E.
5-76-36-3
Bublik A.[31]
Murray A.
7-696-3
Dimitrov G.[33]
Thompson J.
7-636-2
Basilashvili N.[18]
Fognini F.
W/O
Isner J.[23]
Querrey S.
7-667-62
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Sock J.
7-653-67-65
Berrettini M.[6]
Rune H.
6-34-66-4
Rublev A.[7]
Koepfer D.
7-56-4
Medvedev D.[1]
Machac T.
6-36-2
Monfils G.[26]
Krajinovic F.
6-36-4
Alcaraz C.[19]
Mcdonald M.
6-36-3
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Wolf J.
6-36-737-65
Norrie C.[12]
Martinez P.
6-36-3
Brooksby J.
Khachanov K.[25]
6-06-3
Nadal R.[4]
Korda S.
6-21-67-63
Evans D.[27]
Coria F.
6-26-0
Opelka R.[17]
Musetti L.
6-16-4
Shapovalov D.[13]
Davidovich Fokina A.
4-66-46-2
Sinner J.[10]
Djere L.
6-36-3
Bonzi B.
Sonego L.[21]
6-36-4
R128
Ruusuvuori E.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-3
Machac T.
Popyrin A.
6-37-5
Mcdonald M.
Fucsovics M.
7-6117-5
Wolf J.
Gaston H.
7-56-4
Martinez P.
Sousa J.
6-47-5
Van De Zandschulp B.
Sandgren T.
6-46-2
Coria F.
Cuevas P.
6-47-65
Musetti L.
Giron M.
6-37-5
Krajinovic F.
Lajovic D.
7-54-66-1
Nakashima B.
Mannarino A.
6-27-64
Sock J.
Cerundolo J.
6-16-1
Johnson S.
Altmaier D.
6-37-63
Fognini F.
Andujar P.
3-66-36-3
Brooksby J.
Carballes Baena R.
6-16-4
Korda S.
Kokkinakis T.
6-36-4
Davidovich Fokina A.
Coric B.
6-756-07-5
Djere L.
Kwon S.
2-66-36-4
Bonzi B.
Rinderknech A.
6-37-5
Kyrgios N.
Baez S.
6-46-0
Eubanks C.
Cressy M.
5-77-686-4
Rune H.
Humbert U.
6-36-2
Bagnis F.
Laaksonen H.
6-37-64
Kecmanovic M.
Broady L.
6-44-66-4
Munar J.
Shang J.
6-36-4
Majchrzak K.
Bedene A.
6-17-5
Millman J.
Struff J.
7-666-4
Paul T.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-4
Koepfer D.
Paire B.
2-67-56-4
Otte O.
Gasquet R.
6-21-66-3
Querrey S.
Griekspoor T.
6-736-26-4
Murray A.
Daniel T.
1-66-26-4
Thompson J.
Goffin D.
4-67-57-63