Alexander Zverev vs Rafael NadalRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
#3ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2024 ·
clay
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Zverev A.
6-3 7-6 6-3
Nadal R.
Zverev A.
6763
Nadal R.
3630

Alexander Zverev defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Alexander Zverev narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

27
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosSFclayRafael Nadal7-6 6-6
2021-05-10Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-4
2020-11-02Paris MastersSFhardAlexander Zverev6-4 7-5
2019-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-4
2018-05-14Rome MastersFclayRafael Nadal6-1 1-6 6-3
2018-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs GERRRclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-4 6-4
2017-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-1 6-1
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardRafael Nadal4-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-2
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR16hardRafael Nadal6-7 6-0 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
72%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
93
97
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Slight edge
89
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw