Rafael Nadal wins against Fognini in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal prevails over Fognini to compete against Richard Gasquet in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Fabio Fognini

Rafael Nadal downs Fabio Fognini 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Nadal will engage against Richard Gasquet in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes. Rafael won this tournament 4 times in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nadal
New York
Nadal's Record

Nadal added to his prize money $ 67,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 188,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Rafael will add $ 90,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 278,000 in total.

Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Fabio Fognini U.S. Open – New York

Nadal’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nadal
Fognini
Rafael Nadal
2-6 6-4 6-2
6-1
2h:43
Fabio Fognini
105
105
Total points
81
81
36
36
Winners
32
32
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
37
37
Unforced
60
60
38%
38%
Ratio Unforced
62%
62%
11/15
11/15
Net Approaches
15/19
15/19
73%
73%
Perc
79%
79%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
9
9
61%
61%
1st in
62%
62%
68%
68%
1st won
52%
52%
36/53
36/53
1st won
32/61
32/61
47%
47%
2nd won
37%
37%
16/34
16/34
2nd won
14/38
14/38
196
196
Fastest serve
191
191
180
180
AVG 1st Serve
170
170
156
156
AVG 2nd Serve
144
144
-- Break Points --
9/14
9/14
Total
6/10
6/10
64%
64%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, Rafael scored 105 points vs. Fognini’s 81.

Nadal

Nadal was pretty focused in converting 64% of the break points that he procured (9/14).

Fognini

On the other side, Fognini was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured points (6/10). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Fognini is 14-4 for Rafael.

Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Richard Gasquet – stats

Nadal will fight against Gasquet in the 3rd round.

This will be the 19th time that Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet fight against each other. The head to head is 17-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Nadal won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2017.

Rafael Nadal Draw info

The Spaniard had an good ride in the last 2 sets to lose 3 games after winning 52 points vs. Gasquet’s 29 points.

Live score progression and stats

The Italian in this set was more solid than Rafael and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Fognini was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Nadal wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 46 points. Fognini conquered the set after winning 6 more points than the Spaniard (26-20). Fabio lost 9 points on serve (18-9). on the other side of the net, Rafael conceded 8 points on serve (11-8).

Nadal commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Fabio Fognini in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Rafael managed to stage a good comeback to break Fabio 4 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (2-2), in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

Fabio was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-4 to 6-4.

The Spaniard converted 80% of his break points (4/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 15-40), the 3rd (1-2 40-A), the 7th (3-4 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Italian converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 59 points. Nadal won 7 points more than the Italian (33-26). Rafael dropped 14 points on serve (12-14). on the other side of the net, Fognini conceded 21 points on serve (12-21).

Rafael was too strong for the Italian and without many problems he won 6-2. Fognini broke the Spaniard 3 times in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game. However, Rafael broke his opponent in the 5th (3-2) game, but that didn’t prevent his to win the set (6-2).

Rafael converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Fognini was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 0-40).

They contested 43 points. Rafael conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Fognini (27-16). Rafael dropped 8 points on serve (12-8). On the losing side, the Italian conceded 15 points on serve (8-15).

Nadal conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Fabio Fognini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Rafael managed to boost his lead after breaking Fognini in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Rafael converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Fabio was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 38 points. Rafael won 12 points more than Fabio (25-13). Rafael conceded 5 points on serve (17-5). on the other side of the net, Fognini conceded 8 points on serve (8-8).

 

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