Rafael Nadal vs Nikolay Davydenko — Madrid Masters Round of 32
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 6 May 2012 ·
clay
Nadal R.6-2 6-2
Davydenko N.
Nadal R.
662
Davydenko N.
220
Rafael Nadal defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 64, but Rafael Nadal had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped just 4 games past Nikolay Davydenko.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-03 | Doha | SF | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2010-01-04 | Doha | F | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 0-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2009-11-22 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | F | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2009-04-20 | Barcelona | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-10-26 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 |
| 2008-04-20 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-03-27 | Miami Masters | F | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-05-07 | Rome Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-7 6-4 |
| 2006-11-13 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Rafael Nadal | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
97
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
76
Break points won·Clear edge
99
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast