Alex De Minaur vs Rafael Nadal — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
Alex De Minaur
AUS4
Alex De Minaur
#5ATP
1961ELO
1869Clay ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 April 2024
clay
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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De Minaur A.
7-5 6-1
Nadal R.
De Minaur A.
762
Nadal R.
510

Alex De Minaur defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Alex De Minaur narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex De Minaur came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-22Madrid MastersR64clayRafael Nadal7-6(6) 6-3
2023-01-02United CupRRhardAlex De Minaur3-6 6-1 7-5
2020-01-06Atp CupSFhardRafael Nadal4-6 7-5 6-1
2019-01-14Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
De Minaur A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

Serve advantage — De Minaur A.

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

De Minaur A.Nadal R.
—
Serve
—
39
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (166 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Even
95
97
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
De Minaur A.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Nadal R.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 105 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
9.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
9.1
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Freshness·
80
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De Minaur A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 40%
Final
Ruud C.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Lajovic D.
5-76-46-2
Ruud C.[3]
Etcheverry T.[13]
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Etcheverry T.[13]
Norrie C.[12]
7-647-61
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Diaz Acosta F.
4-66-37-68
Lajovic D.
Fils A.[16]
6-43-66-2
Ruud C.[3]
Arnaldi M.
6-46-3
R16
Lajovic D.
Davidovich Fokina A.[11]
7-6103-66-1
Ruud C.[3]
Thompson J.[14]
6-16-4
Norrie C.[12]
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-3
Diaz Acosta F.
Marozsan F.[17]
3-66-36-1
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Carballes Baena R.
7-56-3
Fils A.[16]
De Minaur A.[4]
7-56-2
Etcheverry T.[13]
Nakashima B.
3-67-656-4
Arnaldi M.
Trungelliti M.
6-36-0
R32
Marozsan F.[17]
Van Assche L.
6-03-2
Diaz Acosta F.
Coric B.[15]
6-27-5
Arnaldi M.
Baez S.[8]
5-77-686-2
Norrie C.[12]
Mayot H.
7-636-760-0
Ruud C.[3]
Muller A.
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[4]
Nadal R.
7-56-1
Davidovich Fokina A.[11]
Machac T.
W/O
Carballes Baena R.
Musetti L.[10]
7-646-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ofner S.
6-47-5
Fils A.[16]
Altmaier D.
6-41-66-1
Lajovic D.
Humbert U.[6]
6-46-4
Thompson J.[14]
Munar J.
6-42-66-4
Etcheverry T.[13]
Hardt N.
7-56-2
Nakashima B.
Rublev A.[2]
6-47-66
Bautista Agut R.
Vavassori A.
4-66-36-1
Trungelliti M.
Jarry N.[9]
7-656-3
R64
Arnaldi M.
Cazaux A.
5-5
Altmaier D.
Popyrin A.
6-37-64
Munar J.
Nishioka Y.
6-36-1
Van Assche L.
Zhang Z.
7-56-2
Diaz Acosta F.
Rincon D.
6-16-4
Carballes Baena R.
Grenier H.
6-26-4
Machac T.
Shang J.
6-46-4
Trungelliti M.
Ajdukovic D.
6-27-63
Muller A.
Ramos A.
7-646-0
Bautista Agut R.
Safiullin R.
6-37-68
Mayot H.
Cachin P.
7-652-66-3
Hardt N.
Landaluce M.
2-66-46-3
Nakashima B.
Evans D.
7-656-2
Nadal R.
Cobolli F.
6-26-3
Lajovic D.
Schwartzman D.
6-16-2
Ofner S.
Kotov P.
5-76-36-2