Английская Википедия:2021 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Infobox tennis player season The 2021 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 9 February 2021, with the start of the Australian Open.
Yearly summary
Early hard court season
ATP Cup
Rafael Nadal was scheduled to begin his season at the ATP Cup. However, despite being on the Spanish team, he did not play any matches due to minor back issues.[1][2]
Australian Open
Шаблон:See also At the 2021 Australian Open, Nadal lost in the quarterfinals to Stefanos Tsitsipas, despite being two sets to love up. This marked only the second time Nadal has lost a grand slam match after being two sets up.[3] It was overall the third time he lost from 2 sets up, the others happened at the US Open 2015 to Fabio Fognini, and Miami 2005 to Roger Federer in the final when Masters finals were best of 5.
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells Masters was scheduled to take place in March 2021 but was postponed due to coronavirus concerns.[4]
Miami Open
Nadal withdrew from the Miami Open.[5]
Spring clay court season
Monte-Carlo Masters
Nadal won his first two matches losing a total of just 5 games in both combined, but then lost to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals in three sets.
Barcelona Open
Nadal saved a match point to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas, in 3 hours and 38 minutes, the longest final since 1991 (when records began). This was his record-extending 12th title at the event. [6][7]
Madrid Open
Nadal lost to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
Italian Open
Nadal saved two match points to defeat Denis Shapovalov. He then beat Alexander Zverev and Reilly Opelka to reach the final, where he defeated longtime rival Novak Djokovic in three sets.
French Open
Шаблон:See also At the French Open, Nadal entered as the heavy favorite seeking to become the first man to win 21 majors. He reached the semifinals after wins over Jannik Sinner and Diego Schwartzman, where he encountered Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final. There, Nadal was upset by eventual champion Djokovic in four sets, in only his third-ever loss at the French Open.
Grass court season
Wimbledon
Шаблон:See also Nadal withdrew from both Wimbledon and the Olympics, citing schedule reasons.
North American hard court season
Washington (Citi Open)
Nadal made his Washington debut in 2021. He faced Jack Sock in his opener, his first match since losing to Novak Djokovic at the French Open. Nadal recovered from a break down in the third set, prevailing in a final set tiebreak. He lost in the round of 16 to Lloyd Harris (tennis) in three sets.
Following more injury problems, Nadal withdrew from Toronto and Cincinnati, and, on August 20, ended his season, citing his ongoing foot injury as the main issue.
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2021. Шаблон:Performance key
Singles matches
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Exhibition matches
Singles
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Schedule
Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2021 schedule (subject to change).[9] The ATP rankings are currently affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; they are on a Best of 24-month basis through the week of 15 March 2021. Until then, all the events are non-mandatory and players can use the best result from the same event in that 24-month span.[10]
Singles schedule
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result |
Prev. points |
New points |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2021– 7 February 2021 |
ATP Cup | Melbourne (AUS) | ATP Cup | Hard | F | 250 | 0 (250Шаблон:Efn) | Withdrew due to minor back issues |
| 8 February 2021– 21 February 2021 |
Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | QF | 360 | 360 | Quarterfinals (lost to Шаблон:Flagicon Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 4–6, 5–7) |
| 15 March 2021– 20 March 2021 |
Mexican Open | Acapulco (MEX) | 500 Series | Hard | W | 500 | 0 (500Шаблон:Efn) | Withdrew |
| 22 March 2021– 4 April 2021 |
Miami Open | Miami (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | NH | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
| 12 April 2021– 18 April 2021 |
Monte Carlo Masters | Monte Carlo (MON) | Masters 1000 | Clay | SF | 360 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Шаблон:Flagicon Andrey Rublev, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6) |
| 19 April 2021– 25 April 2021 |
Barcelona Open | Barcelona (ESP) | 500 Series | Clay | SF | 180 | 500 | Champion (defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4, 6–7(6–8), 7–5) |
| 3 May 2021– 9 May 2021 |
Madrid Open | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | SF | 360 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6) |
| 9 May 2021– 16 May 2021 |
Italian Open | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | QF | 180 (1000Шаблон:Efn) | 1000 | Champion (defeated Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic, 7-5, 1–6, 6–3) |
| 31 May 2021– 13 June 2021 |
French Open | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | W | 2000 | 720 (1000Шаблон:Efn) | Semifinals (lost to Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6) |
| 28 June 2021– 11 July 2021 |
Wimbledon | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | SF | 720 | 0 (360Шаблон:Efn) | Withdrew |
| 31 July 2021– 8 August 2021 |
Citi Open | Washington (USA) | 500 Series | Hard | A | N/A | 45 | Third round (lost to L Harris, 4–6, 6–1,4-6) |
| 6 August 2021– 15 August 2021 |
Canadian Open | Toronto (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | NH | 1000Шаблон:Efn | 0 (500Шаблон:Efn) | Withdrew |
| 15 August 2021– 22 August 2021 |
Cincinnati Masters | Mason (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | A | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 August 2021– 15 August 2021 |
US Open | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | A | 0 (2000Шаблон:Efn) | 0 | |
| 4 October 2021– 11 October 2021 |
Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | NH | 360Шаблон:Efn | 0 | |
| 1 November 2021– 7 November 2021 |
Paris Masters | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | SF | 360 | 0 | |
| Total year-end points | 9850 | 4875 | Шаблон:Decrease 4975 difference | |||||
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Rafael Nadal has a Шаблон:Tennis record ATP match win–loss record in the 2021 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is Шаблон:Tennis record. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Cameron Norrie 3–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alexei Popyrin 2–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jannik Sinner 2–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Carlos Alcaraz 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Federico Delbonis 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Laslo Đere 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Fabio Fognini 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Gasquet 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ilya Ivashka 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Mmoh 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kei Nishikori 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Reilly Opelka 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Diego Schwartzman 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Denis Shapovalov 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Sock 1–0
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–1
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Zverev 1–1
- Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic 1–1
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Harris 0–1
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andrey Rublev 0–1
- * Statistics correct Шаблон:As of.
Top 10 wins
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/175. | Шаблон:Flagicon Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | F | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–5 | 3 |
| 2/176. | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Zverev | 6 | Rome, Italy | Clay | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | 3 |
| 3/177. | Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic | 1 | Rome, Italy | Clay | F | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 | 3 |
| 4/178. | Шаблон:Flagicon Diego Schwartzman | 10 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | 3 |
Finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2021 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Barcelona Open, Spain** (12) | 500 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2021 | Italian Open, Italy** (10) | Masters 1000 | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Novak Djokovic | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
(**) signifies tournaments where Nadal won the title after saving at least one match point.
Earnings
- Bold font denotes tournament win
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A$525,000 | $360,832 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | €46,500 | $416,144 |
| Barcelona Open | €178,985 | $629,046 |
| Madrid Open | €58,370 | $699,195 |
| Italian Open | €245,085 | $997,268 |
| French Open | €375,000 | $1,454,430 |
| Washington Open | $24,400 | $1,478,830 |
| $1,478,830 | ||
| Total | ||
| $1,478,830 | ||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
- source：2021 Singles Activity
- source：2021 Doubles Activity
Television
At the Barcelona Open, Nadal's semifinals match versus Pablo Carreño Busta averaged 773,000 viewers on RTVE's La 1 and 115,000 on #Vamos. The final match versus Stefanos Tsitsipas averaged 1.5 million viewers on La 1 (equivalent to a 11.3% share), 87,000 on #Vamos and 68,000 on Movistar Deportes.[11][12][13][14]
At the Madrid Open, his quarter-finals match versus Alexander Zverev averaged 447,000 viewers on Teledeporte.[15]
At the Italian Open, his final match versus Novak Djokovic averaged 363,00 viewers on #Vamos.[16]
See also
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:Rafael Nadal Шаблон:2021 in tennis Шаблон:Men's Tennis Player Seasons 2020-present
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- ↑ 'Sábado deluxe' lidera con un gran 16,9% y 'laSexta noche' crece a un 8,5% en la semana política más tensa - Fórmula TV, 25 April 2021
- ↑ El Real Madrid - Betis marca un 5,7% llevando al liderazgo a este partido en Movistar LaLiga - Fórmula TV, 25 April 2021
- ↑ 'Conexión Honduras' (18,7%) gana en cuota, pero 'Mi hija' (17,3%) se corona como lo más visto en espectadores - Fórmula TV, 26 April 2021
- ↑ El fútbol arrasa en Movistar con el partido entre el Athletic de Bilbao y el Atlético de Madrid (5%) a la cabeza - Fórmula TV, 26 April 2021
- ↑ El final de 'Ciudad Cruel' (4,2%) arrasa y se impone en espectadores al ATP Masters 1000 de tenis en TDP (4%) - Fórmula TV, 8 May 2021
- ↑ 'La casa del fútbol' (4%) y el Mundial de MotoGP (4,3%) enganchan a los espectadores del pago - Fórmula TV, 17 May 2021
