Gilles Muller vs Rafael Nadal — Wimbledon Round of 16
Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2017 ·
grass
Muller G.6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13
Nadal R.
Muller G.
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Nadal R.
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Gilles Muller defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13 in the Wimbledon round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Gilles Muller narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gilles Muller closed it out in five sets, 6–3 6–4 3–6 4–6 15–13.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 2-6 6-4 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Gilles Muller | 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-04-18 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-0 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
68%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
42%
Break points saved·Even
69%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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