Andy Murray vs Rafael NadalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have met 4 times since 2015; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in 2015 on clay. On clay courts Murray leads 2–1. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Murray leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Murray has taken 5 sets to Nadal's 4. Their most recent meeting: Andy Murray won at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (2016).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Murray
⚙️ Grinder
Nadal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,211 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Rafael Nadal.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 6, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Semifinals
Apr 14, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 7, 2015
ATP Finals
H Hard · Round Robin
May 10, 2015
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Final
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alexei Popyrin
London / Queen's Club · Round of 32
Jun 18
Marcos Giron
Stuttgart · Round of 32
Jun 11
Stan Wawrinka
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Yannick Hanfmann
Geneva · Round of 32
May 20
Gregoire Barrere
Bordeaux · Round of 16
May 16
Tomas Machac
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 32
Mar 24
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 64
Mar 22
Matteo Berrettini
ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 128
Mar 20
Nuno Borges
Bastad · Final
Jul 21
Duje Ajdukovic
Bastad · Semifinals
Jul 20
Mariano Navone
Bastad · Quarterfinals
Jul 19
Cameron Norrie
Bastad · Round of 16
Jul 18
Leo Borg
Bastad · Round of 32
Jul 16
Alexander Zverev
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 28
Hubert Hurkacz
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 64
May 11
Zizou Bergs
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 128
May 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Murray | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Murray | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
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