Alex De Minaur vs Rafael Nadal — United Cup Round Robin

United Cup · ATP · Round Robin
Alex De Minaur
AUS7
Alex De Minaur
#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023 ·
hard
ESP4
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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De Minaur A.
3-6 6-1 7-5
Nadal R.
De Minaur A.
3672
Nadal R.
6151

Alex De Minaur defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round-robin. Alex De Minaur narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-22Madrid MastersR64clayRafael Nadal7-6 6-3
2024-04-15BarcelonaR32clayAlex De Minaur7-5 6-1
2020-01-06Atp CupSFhardRafael Nadal4-6 7-5 6-1
2019-01-14Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassRafael Nadal6-1 6-2 6-4
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Statistics

This season
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Even
94
97
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Even
97
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
De Minaur A.Nadal R.
Freshness·
72
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De Minaur A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw