Rafael Nadal vs Justin Gimelstob — Beijing Round of 16
Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2005 ·
hard
Nadal R.5-7 6-4 6-4
Gimelstob J.
Nadal R.
5662
Gimelstob J.
7441
Rafael Nadal defeated Justin Gimelstob 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Justin Gimelstob came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set before beating Justin Gimelstob 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.5
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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