Rafael Nadal vs Stefanos Tsitsipas, Australian Open 2021, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Tsitsipas won in 5 sets · 4h 5m
2–3
Set 16–3
Set 26–2
Set 36–74
Set 44–6
Set 55–7
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUSRod Laver Arena
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.7 vs last year103.7Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
15Aces17
2Double faults0
103/15168%1st serve %62%84/136
46/4896%2nd serve %100%52/52
80/10378%1st serve points won79%66/84
28/4858%2nd serve points won69%36/52
3/560%Break points saved25%1/4
26Service games played25
Return
18/8421%1st serve return points22%23/103
16/5231%2nd serve return points42%20/48
3/475%Break points converted40%2/5
25Return games played26
Points
108Service points won102
34Receiver points won43
7Max points in a row6
Games
5Max games in a row3
0Tiebreaks1
Point by point
Nadal5
Tsitsipas7
150300301530303040404040A4040A40404040A
P4 · Ace
Nadal5
Tsitsipas6
015030040
Nadal5
Tsitsipas5
0151515153015403040
Nadal5
Tsitsipas4
150300400
Nadal4
Tsitsipas4
0150300401540
P2 · Ace
Nadal4
Tsitsipas3
1501515301540154030
Nadal3
Tsitsipas3
015030040
P1 · AceP2 · AceP3 · Ace
Nadal3
Tsitsipas2
150300301540154030
P2 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas2
150151515301540
Nadal2
Tsitsipas1
150300400
Nadal1
Tsitsipas1
015151515301540
Nadal1
Tsitsipas0
1501515301540154030
Nadal4
Tsitsipas6
150151515301540
Nadal4
Tsitsipas5
0150301530303040304040A404040A40404040A
P7 · Ace
Nadal4
Tsitsipas4
150151515301540
Nadal4
Tsitsipas3
01515151530303040304040A404040A40
Nadal3
Tsitsipas3
0151515153015403040
P3 · Ace
Nadal3
Tsitsipas2
01515151530154030404040A40
P5 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas2
015030040
Nadal2
Tsitsipas1
150300400
P1 · Ace
Nadal1
Tsitsipas1
01503015301540
P1 · Ace
Nadal1
Tsitsipas0
01515153015303030404040A40
Nadal6
Tsitsipas7
1011212223333435364647
Nadal6
Tsitsipas6
1503004004015
Nadal5
Tsitsipas6
150151515301540
P3 · Ace
Nadal5
Tsitsipas5
150300400
Nadal4
Tsitsipas5
015030040
P3 · Ace
Nadal4
Tsitsipas4
150300400
P3 · Ace
Nadal3
Tsitsipas4
01503015301540
Nadal3
Tsitsipas3
150300400
P1 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas3
0150300401540
Nadal2
Tsitsipas2
150300400
Nadal1
Tsitsipas2
015030040
Nadal1
Tsitsipas1
150300400
P3 · Ace
Nadal0
Tsitsipas1
015030040
Nadal6
Tsitsipas2
015151530154015
P4 · Ace
Nadal5
Tsitsipas2
015030040
Nadal5
Tsitsipas1
150300400
Nadal4
Tsitsipas1
1503003015303030404040A40
Nadal3
Tsitsipas1
0151515153030304030
P5 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas1
015030040
P2 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas0
015151530154015
Nadal1
Tsitsipas0
0151515153030304030
P3 · Ace
Nadal6
Tsitsipas3
0151515153030304030
Nadal5
Tsitsipas3
015030153030304030
Nadal4
Tsitsipas3
015030153030304030
P1 · Double fault
Nadal3
Tsitsipas3
0151515301530303040
Nadal3
Tsitsipas2
0151515301530304030
P5 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas2
015030040
P3 · Ace
Nadal2
Tsitsipas1
150300400
P2 · Ace
Nadal1
Tsitsipas1
015030040
P3 · Ace
Nadal1
Tsitsipas0
0151515301530304030
P4 · Double fault
Head to head
7Nadal
2Tsitsipas
9 meetingsHard 4–1Clay 3–1
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 17 Feb 2021HardThis matchStefanos TsitsipasSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7Set 4: 6Set 5: 7Rafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 64Set 4: 4Set 5: 5
- BarcelonaFinal · 25 Apr 2021ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 7Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 19 Nov 2020HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
- ATP FinalsRound robin · 15 Nov 2019HardRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- Rome MastersSemifinal · 18 May 2019ClayRafael NadalSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Stefanos TsitsipasSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- Madrid MastersSemifinal · 11 May 2019ClayStefanos TsitsipasSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Rafael NadalSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.