Rafael Nadal def. Jannik Sinner — Round of 16, Roland-Garros 2021
Grand SlamClayParis, France31 May – 13 Jun
🇪🇸3 seedWon
Rafael Nadal766
Winner meets Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
Straight sets
7 Jun 2021
What this match is worth
Points earned
+400
Nadal · Sinner banks 200
Head to head
2–0 Nadal
In Setlex records · including this match
Around this match
Title defence
Rafael Nadal still in — won it in 2020
Seeds left
7 of 9 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇦🇺Alexei Popyrin
6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert🇫🇷
6-1 4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4
🇫🇷Richard Gasquet
6-0 7-5 6-2
Gianluca Mager🇮🇹
6-1 7-5 3-6 6-3
🇬🇧Cameron Norrie
6-3 6-3 6-3
Mikael Ymer🇸🇪
6-1 7-5 6-3
Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Rafael Nadal beat Alexei Popyrin; Jannik Sinner beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Round of 64: Rafael Nadal beat Richard Gasquet; Jannik Sinner beat Gianluca Mager. Round of 32: Rafael Nadal beat Cameron Norrie; Jannik Sinner beat Mikael Ymer
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
9–0
Sets won
9–3
67%
Games won
60%
1–0
Tiebreaks
0–1
0
Deciding sets
1
Rafael Nadal left, Jannik Sinnerright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.
Previous meetings
1 meeting in Setlex records
Rafael Nadal leads 1–0