Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Rafael Nadal — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
Stefanos Tsitsipas
GRE5
Stefanos Tsitsipas
#49ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$1000kYTD
$38MCAREER
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
Tsitsipas S.
3-6 2-6 7-6 6-4 7-5
Nadal R.
Tsitsipas S.
327673
Nadal R.
666452

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-19BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-4 6-7 7-5
2020-11-16Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal6-4 4-6 6-2
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardRafael Nadal6-7 6-4 7-5
2019-05-13Rome MastersSFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenSFhardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4 6-0
2018-08-06Canada MastersFhardRafael Nadal6-2 7-6
2018-04-23BarcelonaFclayRafael Nadal6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
Tsitsipas S.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
42%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tsitsipas S.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
97
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
71
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
95
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Tsitsipas S.Nadal R.
Freshness·
87
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Tsitsipas S.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw