Fabio Fognini vs Rafael NadalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fabio Fognini and Rafael Nadal have met 14 times since 2015; Rafael Nadal leads 10–4. Their first meeting came at Rio de Janeiro in 2015 on clay. On clay courts Nadal leads 4–3. On hard courts Nadal leads 6–1. Nadal has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Nadal leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Fognini has taken 13 sets to Nadal's 25. Their most recent meeting: Rafael Nadal won at US Open (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fognini | Nadal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fabio Fognini | Rafael Nadal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | — | ||
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | — | ||
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | — | ||
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | — | ||
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 7 of 11 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Fognini 2, Nadal 5).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fognini
🎾 All-Court
Nadal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 620 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
14 career meetings, newest first
Sep 1, 2022
US Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 9, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 18, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Semifinals
May 14, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Oct 11, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 16
May 9, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Madrid
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 31, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Semifinals
Apr 17, 2016
Barcelona
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Oct 10, 2015
Beijing
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 5, 2015
US Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 2, 2015
Hamburg
C Clay · Final
Apr 15, 2015
Barcelona
C Clay · Round of 16
Feb 18, 2015
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · Semifinals
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jamie Mackenzie
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Carlos Alcaraz
Wimbledon · Round of 128
Jul 1
Daniel Altmaier
Mallorca · Round of 32
Jun 22
Corentin Moutet
Stuttgart · Round of 32
Jun 10
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Yunchaokete Bu
Turin · Round of 16
May 15
Oleg Prihodko
Turin · Round of 32
May 14
Jacob Fearnley
ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 128
May 8
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
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 1–1 matches
| Metric | Fognini | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 0% | - |
| Sets won | 0% | - |
| Games won | 44% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fognini | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 2 |
| ATP 500 | 2 | 3 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 5 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fognini | Nadal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 6 |
| Clay | 3 | 4 |
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