Muller v Nadal
ATP Tour career
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Rafael Nadal takes it, 11–3 on categories
Nadal wins on titles. Muller’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Muller 405 matches, Nadal 1,269 matches.
- Nadal has 92 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Muller’s 2 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Muller averages 13.4 aces a match to Nadal’s 3.1 — 4.3 times as many.
- Nadal has the better sets won %: 76.7 to Muller’s 48.4.
- Winners’ edge: Nadal’s team won 82%, Muller’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Nadal has 1,269 matches across 23 seasons, Muller 405 in 17 — 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.192 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.022 total · best 1
- 61.4First serve in %68.0
- 78.1First-serve points won %72.0
- 66.9Break points saved %66.2
- 31.5Return points won %42.4
- 13.4
Head to head
26 matches
since 20054
since 20054
- Grass · 3 matchesMuller 2Nadal 1
- Hard · 2 matchesMuller 0Nadal 2
- Clay · 1 matchMuller 0Nadal 1
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesMuller 2Nadal 2
Last meetings
- 3 July 2017 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · GrassMuller won 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 15-13
- 10 Mar 2016 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardNadal won 6-2 2-6 6-4
- 29 Aug 2011 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardNadal won 7-6(1) 6-1 6-2
- 20 June 2011 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassNadal won 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-0
- 20 June 2005 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassMuller won 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4
- 18 Apr 2005 · Barcelona · Round of 32 · ClayNadal won 6-0 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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