Dimitrov v Nadal

ATP Tour career

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Rafael Nadal takes it, 12–2 on categories

Nadal wins on titles. Dimitrov’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Dimitrov 791 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.

Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Dimitrov’s 9 titles (one every 25 matches).
Dimitrov averages 7.1 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 2.2 times as many.
Nadal averages a sets lost every 1.7 matches to Dimitrov’s 1.1.
Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Dimitrov’s team won 60% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Dimitrov 791 in 19 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

115 matches
since 200914

11 Apr 2021 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 6-1 6-1
24 Feb 2020 · Acapulco · Semifinal · HardNadal won 6-3 6-2
14 Apr 2019 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 16 · ClayNadal won 6-4 6-1
15 Apr 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Semifinal · ClayNadal won 6-4 6-1
8 Oct 2017 · ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai · Quarterfinal · HardNadal won 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
2 Oct 2017 · Beijing · Semifinal · HardNadal won 6-3 4-6 6-1
16 Jan 2017 · Australian Open · Semifinal · HardNadal won 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-4
3 Oct 2016 · Beijing · Quarterfinal · HardDimitrov won

Titles, oldest to newest.

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