Rafael Nadal vs David Nalbandian — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012 ·
hard
Nadal R.4-6 7-5 6-4
Nalbandian D.
Nadal R.
4762
Nalbandian D.
6541
Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set before beating David Nalbandian 4–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-11 | Sao Paulo | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2010-03-24 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2007-10-28 | Paris Masters | F | hard | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2007-10-15 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
42%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 45). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
97
66
Break points saved·Dominant
99
72
Break points won·Dominant
99
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast