Rafael Nadal vs Fabrice Santoro — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009 ·
hard
FRA
Fabrice Santoro
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-0 6-1
Santoro F.
Nadal R.
662
Santoro F.
010

Rafael Nadal defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-0 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Nadal R.Santoro F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Santoro F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
41
Break points saved·Dominant
99
66
Break points won·Dominant
99
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
51
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw