Highlights: Hubert Hurkacz 2-0 Rafael Nadal in Rome Masters 1000

A match apart for Rafa Nadal in his career, who was never satisfied. For his part, Hurkacz was very solid and forceful, undoubtedly a great candidate for the title in Rome. The match did not exceed two hours of duration.

Hubert Hurkacz breaks Hubert Hurkacz and wins the match against Rafael Nadal in 01:33:11.

The statistics of first serve and winners favor the winner, which were his strongest points. The serve was key and Nadal never knew how to respond to the world number nine.

New game for the Pole, who has not lost any first serve in the set.

RAFA RESPONDS

Thanks to his serve and backhand, Nada wins the third point in his second set. The match is still open for the moment.

Hurkacz once again makes his serve his most powerful weapon. The statistic is astonishing, 83% of the points he has won with his first serve.

RAFA DOES NOT DIE

The Spaniard won his serve and scored the first ace of the match. Now he will try to break and keep the second set alive.

Hurkacz serves very solid and leaves no option for the Spaniard. New game won in short time and with great forcefulness.

HURKACZ BREAKS!

Things are complicated for Rafa, the Polish serve is again a complication and bends him. The winning points favor the partial winner.

The Polish player tends to win the game in which he serves, so he does it again, tying the second set at one point.

RAFA DEFENDS HIS SERVE.

At the start of the second set, the Spaniard manages to respect his serve and starts this second story with an advantage.

After the victory of the Pole in the first set, the second set of the match begins. The difference in the game has focused on the impeccable service of Hurkacz and the advantage of the break balls he gets. Nadal for his part has not made an ace in the match.

Hubert Hurkacz takes the first set of the match after 50 minutes of play with 59 seconds left.

Double break for Hubert Hurkacz and now he will serve for a set. Nadal shows his frustration at the constant faults in the match.

The Pole remains solid and now defends his serve after breaking Nadal's serve. Already 5 aces for Hurkacz.

Hubert Hurkacz breaks Rafa Nadal's serve and now takes a 3-1 lead in the first set. The Spaniard left the ball in the net.

Very quickly, Hubert Hurkacz retakes the lead and now takes a 2-1 lead in the first set. Game different from the first two, Nadal did not score here.

Now Nadal holds his serve and evens things up in the second game of the first set. Great backhand from the king on clay.

Hubert Hurkacz holds his serve and after 14 minutes takes the first game of the match. There is still everything to play for.

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In the first round against Bergs, the Spaniard recovered from trailing by a set early in the match (4-6, 6-3, 6-4). During the match, Nadal scored 88 points to Bergs' 83. Rafael was exceptionally aggressive to score 39 winners.

Ranked number 305, Nadal reached the second round after defeating Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 .

His best result of the current season was the title win in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3, 6-4 in the final.

Hubert Hurkacz has a compiled win-loss record of 23-10 in 2024, 8-2 on clay.

Although this is an unprecedented duel in history, both tennis players have strengths that are appreciable and, of course, make them unique on the court. Here is how they compare:

Hubert Hurkacz:

Strengths: Powerful serve, aggressive play from the baseline.

Weak Points: Occasional inconsistency, especially in long rallies.

Rafael Nadal:

Strengths: Absolute dominance on clay, excellent defense, powerful groundstrokes.

Weaknesses: Reduced mobility, vulnerability to high shots and lobs.

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