Rafael Nadal bests Rublev in the round robin. HIGHLIGHTS – LONDON RESULTS

    NITTO ATP FINALS - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal bests Rublev to face Dominic Thiem in the round robin

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Andrey Rublev

    Rafael Nadal gets by Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals on Sunday. Nadal will face Dominic Thiem in the Round Robin.

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    1st Set -
    Nadal HTML
    NadalRublev
    HTML
    N
    0
    0
    R
    0
    0

    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Spaniard grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

    Nadal converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 53 points. Nadal was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Andrey (31-22). Nadal conceded 5 points on serve (21-5). on the other side of the court, Rublev conceded 10 points on serve (17-10).

    2nd Set -
    Nadal Not
    Not
    0
    0
    0
    0

    Nadal had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Rublev in the 1st game (1-0). That was enough for the Spaniard to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.

    Nadal converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 59 points. Nadal won 5 more points than the Russian (32-27). Nadal conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the net, Andrey conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Nadal
    Rublev
    Rafael Nadal
    6-3 6-4
    1h:17
    Andrey Rublev
    63
    63
    Total points
    49
    49
    32
    32
    Winners
    28
    28
    51%
    51%
    Ratio Winners
    57%
    57%
    -- Serve --
    2
    2
    Aces
    9
    9
    0
    0
    Double Faults
    1
    1
    72%
    72%
    1st in
    62%
    62%
    82%
    82%
    1st won
    78%
    78%
    32/39
    32/39
    1st won
    28/36
    28/36
    67%
    67%
    2nd won
    41%
    41%
    10/15
    10/15
    2nd won
    9/22
    9/22
    -- Break Points --
    2/5
    2/5
    Total
    0/0
    0/0
    40%
    40%
    Won
    0%
    0%
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    At the end of the match, Rafael scored 63 points vs. Rublev’s 49.

    The Spaniard served pretty well to win 82% of the points (32/39) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (10/15) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Andrey wasn’t able to conquer any break point. However, Rafael was just to good and Andrey had no opportunity to win this match.

    After this contest, the head to head between Nadal and Rublev is 2-0 for Rafael.

    Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Andrey Rublev Nitto ATP Finals – London

    Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Dominic Thiem – stats

    Nadal will play Thiem in the Round Robin.

    This will be the 15th time that Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem square off. The head to head is 9-5 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

    The last time that they squared off, Thiem won 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66 in the quarter in Melbourne back in January 2020.

     

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