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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga v Rafael Nadal: stats compared | Lineball
Nadal wins on titles. Tsonga’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Tsonga 673 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Tsonga’s 18 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
Tsonga averages 9.8 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 3.1 times as many.
Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Tsonga’s 1.0.
Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Tsonga’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Tsonga 673 in 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.018 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
62.0First serve in %68.0
77.6First-serve points won %72.0
67.1Break points saved %66.2
35.6Return points won %42.4
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Head to head
413 matches since 20079
Hard · 10 matchesTsonga 3Nadal 7
Grass · 2 matchesTsonga 1Nadal 1
Clay · 1 matchTsonga 0Nadal 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesTsonga 1Nadal 2
Last meetings
28 Oct 2019 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-6(4) 6-1
1 July 2019 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassNadal won 6-2 6-3 6-2
11 Oct 2015 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Semifinal · HardTsonga won 6-4 0-6 7-5
14 Apr 2013 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-3 7-6(3)
21 Mar 2012 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 6-2 5-7 6-4
20 Nov 2011 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardTsonga won 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3
6 June 2011 · London / Queen's Club · Quarterfinal · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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6,624 total · best 38
Acesper game
3.13,979 total · best 23
14.29,567 total · best 41Games wonper game14.518,354 total · best 33
39.6Break points converted %44.8
62.8Sets won %76.7
53.6Games won %59.5
0.130 total · best 1Finalsper game0.1131 total · best 1
1.61,105 total · best 3Sets wonper game2.02,495 total · best 3
1.0656 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better0.6760 total · best 3
12.38,272 total · best 38Games lostper game · lower is better9.812,483 total · best 34
0.6377 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.3420 total · best 3
Tsonga won 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1
24 Mar 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 6-3 6-2
8 Nov 2009 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 7-5 7-5
9 Feb 2009 · Rotterdam · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4