Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
Nadal R.6-7 6-0 7-5
Zverev A.
Nadal R.
6672
Zverev A.
7051
Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 6-0 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal dropped the opening set before beating Alexander Zverev 6–7 6–0 7–5.
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Alexander Zverev | 6-3 7-6 6-3 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-6 |
| 2021-05-10 | Rome Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2020-11-02 | Paris Masters | SF | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2019-11-11 | Tour Finals | RR | hard | Alexander Zverev | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2018-05-14 | Rome Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 1-6 6-3 |
| 2018-04-06 | Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs GER | RR | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
55%
Service points won·Even
67%
70%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast