Alexander Zverev vs Rafael NadalRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
#2ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2024 ·
clay
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Zverev A.
6-3 7-6 6-3
Nadal R.
Zverev A.
6763
Nadal R.
3630

Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

27
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal7-6 6-6
2021-05-10Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2020-11-02Paris MastersSFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 7-5
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2018-05-14Rome MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-1 1-6 6-3
2018-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs GERRRclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-4 6-4
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal4-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-7 6-0 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
72%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
93
98
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Slight edge
89
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Zverev A.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw