Rafael Nadal vs Alex De Minaur — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
AUS27#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Nadal R.6-1 6-2 6-4
De Minaur A.
Nadal R.
6663
De Minaur A.
1240
Rafael Nadal defeated Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid Masters | R64 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2024-04-15 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Alex De Minaur | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 3-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2020-01-06 | Atp Cup | SF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2018-07-02 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
56%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
97
94
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
95
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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72
De Minaur A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast