Alex De Minaur vs Rafael Nadal — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
Alex De Minaur
AUS
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
Wednesday, 17 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 4–2. Alex De Minaur narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-22Madrid MastersR64clayRafael Nadal7-6 6-3
2024-04-15BarcelonaR32clayAlex De Minaur7-5 6-1
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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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·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Even
93
97
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Freshness·
100
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De Minaur A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw