Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal have just started their run in Barcelona with a bit of a different outcome even if both won their match.
Duration of the match
Stefanos won his first match in straight sets against Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-0 6-2 in just 1 hour and 18 minutes. It took 3 sets for Rafa Nadal to beat the world number 111 Ilya Ivashka in 2 hours and 19 minutes 3-6 6-2 6-4.
First game
Stefanos Tsitsipas dropped his first game only in the second set after he was leading 6-0 1-0. On the other side, Rafa started his match from a 0-2 games deficit.
Breaks
Stefanos Tsitsipas also conceded 3 break points, but he managed to save all of them. Rafa Nadal also conceded 4 break points , but he was broken on 2 occasions. Tsitsipas achieved 12 breakpoints and he converted 5 of them. Nadal managed to achieve 6 break points and he converted 3 of them. Here the comparison.
Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas owns a compiled 23-5 match record in 2021. The Greek is now playing in Barcelona where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-0 6-2.
will come up against the world no.25 Alex De Minaur in the 3rd round on Thursday at 12:30 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. Their actual head to head record is 6-1 for Tsitsipas.Tsitsipas clinched 1 title in 2021 in Monte-Carlo. The Greek was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).
Stefanos won 6 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nadal in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.3, the Spaniard achieved an overall 7-2 record in 2021. Nadal is now playing in Barcelona where he defeated Ilya Ivashka 3-6 6-2 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will take on the world no.39 Kei Nishikori in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. Their actual head to head record is 11-2 for Nadal.
Nadal won 86 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 60 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafael Nadal fought against each other 8 times. Their current record is 6-2 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 17th of February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.