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Main article: Rafael Nadal
2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season
Full nameRafael Nadal Parera
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$1,354,342 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record13–3
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Doubles
Season record2–0
Current rankingNo. 436
Last updated on: 16 March 2020.

The 2020 Rafael Nadal tennis season officially began on 3 January 2020, in the first round at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup Group B venues in Perth.[1][2]

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

ATP Cup

Nadal started his season at the inaugural ATP Cup as part of the Spanish squad. Nadal will be playing in singles along with compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut, while the doubles team will consist of Feliciano López and Pablo Carreño Busta. Spain was placed in Group B and will play their round-robin matches against Japan, Uruguay, and Georgia in Perth.[citation needed]

In Nadal's round-robin singles matches, he defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili, Pablo Cuevas and Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets. Nadal also played in the doubles match against Japan, along with Carreño Busta, and won the match in three sets. The Spanish team then moved on to Sydney to play in the QF. In the singles in QF, Nadal faced David Goffin, to whom he lost the match in straight sets. However, because compatriot Bautista Agut won his singles match, and Nadal and Carreño Busta won in the doubles, Spain moved on to the SF against Australia. There, Nadal defeated Alex de Minaur in the singles in 3 sets, and combined with Bautista Agut's defeat of Nick Kyrgios in straight sets earlier, moved Spain to the ATP Cup Final. In the final, they played against Serbia, with Nadal's singles match against World No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nadal lost the match in straight sets to Djokovic, and with Spain's loss in doubles, Team Serbia won the ATP Cup.[3]

Australian Open

See also: 2020 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Nadal's second tournament of the season will be the 2020 Australian Open. He won his first two matches against Hugo Dellien and Federico Delbonis in straight sets. He defeated compatriot and the 27th seed Pablo Carreño Busta in the 3rd round, again in straight sets. He defeated Nick Kyrgios in 4 sets the 4th round. However, he lost to World No. 5 Dominic Thiem in 4 sets at the QF.[4]

Mexican Open

Nadal's first tournament following the Australian Open will be the Mexican Open. He defeated Pablo Andujar, Miomir Kecmanović, and Kwon Soon-woo, all in straight sets to set up a semi-final encounter with Grigor Dimitrov. He was able to defeat Dimitrov easily in straight sets to reach his first final in Acapulco since 2017, and his first final for the 2020 season. He defeated Taylor Fritz in the final in straight sets, to win his third title in Acapulco and his first title in 2020.[5]

Season hiatus

On March 8, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season went on indefinite hiatus.[6] The following measures were taken:

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Rafael Nadal in 2020.

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
ATP Cup
Perth, Group B
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia
Laver Cup
Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
1 / 1175 RR Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 26 Win 6–3, 7–5
2 / 1176 RR Uruguay Pablo Cuevas 45 Win 6–2, 6–1
3 / 1177 RR Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 72 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
4 / 1178 QF Belgium David Goffin 11 Loss 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
5 / 1179 SF Australia Alex de Minaur 18 Win 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
6 / 1180 F Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 Loss (1) 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
20 January – 2 February 2020
7 / 1181 1R Bolivia Hugo Dellien 73 Win 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
8 / 1182 2R Argentina Federico Delbonis 76 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
9 / 1183 3R Spain Pablo Carreño Busta (27) 30 Win 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
10 / 1184 4R Australia Nick Kyrgios (23) 26 Win 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
11 / 1185 QF Austria Dominic Thiem (5) 5 Loss 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
24–29 February 2020
12 / 1186 1R Spain Pablo Andújar 54 Win 6–3, 6–2
13 / 1187 2R Serbia Miomir Kecmanović 50 Win 6–2, 7–5
14 / 1188 QF South Korea Kwon Soon-woo 76 Win 6–2, 6–1
15 / 1189 SF Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (7) 22 Win 6–3, 6–2
16 / 1190 W United States Taylor Fritz 35 Win (1) 6–3, 6–2

Doubles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
ATP Cup
Perth, Group B
Sydney, Knockout stage
Australia
Laver Cup
Hard, outdoor
3–12 January 2020
Partner: Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
1 / 210 RR Japan Ben McLachlan / Japan Go Soeda 43 / NR Win 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–6]
2 / 211 QF Belgium Sander Gillé / Belgium Joran Vliegen 47 / 39 Win 6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–7]


Exhibition matches

Singles

Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
2019 World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
19 – 21 December 2019
– QF Bye
1 SF Russia Karen Khachanov (4) 17 Win 6–1, 6–3
2 W Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 6 Win 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)


The Match in Africa 6
Cape Town, South Africa
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
7 February 2020
2 – Switzerland Roger Federer 3 Loss 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Atlanta Challenge
Atlanta, United States
Exhibition
Hard, indoor
2 March 2020
1 – Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 19 Win 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Tournament Match Round Opponents (seed or key) Ranks Result Score
The Match in Africa 6
Cape Town, South Africa
Exhibition
Hard, outdoor
7 February 2020
Partner: South Africa Trevor Noah
1 – Switzerland Roger Federer / United States Bill Gates – / – Loss 3–6

Schedule

Per Rafael Nadal, this is his current 2020 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule

Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result 		Prev.
points 		New
points 		Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020		 ATP Cup Perth & Sydney (AUS) ATP Cup Hard N/A N/A 305 Final (lost to Serbia Serbia, 1–2)
20 January 2020–
2 February 2020		 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard F 1200 360 Quarterfinals (lost to Austria Dominic Thiem, 6-7(3–7), 6-7(4–7), 6-4, 6-7(6-8))
24 February 2020–
29 February 2020		 Mexican Open Acapulco (MEX) 500 Series Hard R16 45 500 Champion (defeated United States Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 6-2)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020		 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 N/A Tournament postponed indefinitely due to the Coronavirus [16]
Total year-end points 1245 1165 Decrease -80 difference

Doubles schedule

Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result 		Prev.
points 		New
points 		Result
3 January 2020–
12 January 2020		 ATP Cup Perth & Sydney (AUS) ATP Cup Hard N/A N/A 95 Final (lost to Serbia Serbia, 1–2)
9 March 2020–
22 March 2020		 Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard SF 360 N/A Tournament postponed indefinitely due to the Coronavirus
Total year-end points 0 95 Increase 95 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Rafael Nadal has a 13–3 ATP match win-loss record in the 2020 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP Rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 0–2. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 29 February 2020.

Finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 (1–0)
ATP Tour 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2020 Mexican Open, Mexico (3) 500 Series Hard United States Taylor Fritz 6–3, 6–2

Team competitions: (1 final)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner(s) Opponents Score
Final 0–1 Jan 2020 ATP Cup, Australia ATP Cup Hard (i) Spain Roberto Bautista Agut
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 		Serbia Nikola Čačić
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Serbia Dušan Lajović
Serbia Nikola Milojević
Serbia Viktor Troicki 		1–2

Earnings

  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
ATP Cup $595,650 $595,650
Australian Open A$525,000 $956,483
Mexican Open $372,785 $1,329,268
$1,329,268
Doubles
Event Prize money Year-to-date
ATP Cup $25,075 $25,075
$25,075
Total
$1,354,343

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

References

  1. ^ "24 countries field set for atp cup 2020". atptour.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ "ATP Cup Groups & Schedule Announced". ATP Tour. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to glory against Spain in inaugural ATP Cup". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Dominic Thiem Beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open Quarterfinal". nytimes.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Mexican Open: Rafael Nadal to face Taylor Fritz in men's final". bbc.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ^ "BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held As Scheduled Due To Coronavirus Concerns". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 8, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "ATP Suspends Tour For Six Weeks Due To Public Health & Safety Issues Over COVID-19". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "ATP & WTA Extend Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "ATP & WTA Announce Further Suspension Of Tours". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "ATP, WTA suspend tennis tours through June 7, freeze player rankings". USA Today. Associated Press. March 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Roland-Garros 2020: from 20th Sep to 4th Oct". French Open. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Clarey, Christopher (March 17, 2020). "The French Open Is Postponed, to the Surprise of the Tours". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  13. ^ McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (March 24, 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "IOC, IPC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Tokyo Metropolitan Government announce new dates for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. March 30, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  15. ^ Fuller, Russell (April 1, 2020). "Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus - where does that leave tennis in 2020?". BBC. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "2020 BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held". tennis.life. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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