Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal — Acapulco Round of 16
Acapulco · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019 ·
hard
Kyrgios N.3-6 7-6 7-6
Nadal R.
Kyrgios N.
3772
Nadal R.
6661
Nick Kyrgios defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Nick Kyrgios narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nick Kyrgios dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 3–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 7-6 5-7 6-4 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2017-10-02 | Beijing | F | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-08-14 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Nick Kyrgios | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2016-05-09 | Rome Masters | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Nick Kyrgios | 7-6 5-7 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Even
70%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
42%
Break points saved·Even
68%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
97
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Clear edge
76
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
100
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast