Pablo Cuevas vs Rafael Nadal — Rio de Janeiro Semi-final
Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016 ·
clay
Cuevas P.6-7 7-6 6-4
Nadal R.
Cuevas P.
6762
Nadal R.
7641
Pablo Cuevas defeated Rafael Nadal 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's semi-final. Pablo Cuevas claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pablo Cuevas dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 6–7 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-06 | Atp Cup | RR | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-10-30 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2016-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2015-07-27 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-02-16 | Rio de Janeiro | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-5 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
4.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast