Fighter Nadal finishes season as most efficient player with one set down Rafael Nadal played 59 matches in 2014, losing the first set in 21 occasions. The Mallorcan fought back to take the victory 13 times and only ended up losing eight matches, winning 62% of his matches after being one set down – the Spaniard is more successful than any other tennis player on the men’s circuit this season. Nadal is followed by World No. 2 Roger Federer, who battled back nine times in 15 matches (60%), and Novak Djokovic. Serbia’s World No. 1 gave away 12 first sets, successfully fighting back seven times (58.3%). The world’s Top 3 have the strongest mindset and talent to fight back after one set down. However, youngster Grigor Dimitrov also showed impressive performance fighting back 50% of the time and reigning Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell champion, Kei Nishikori, achieved 47.4% in this statistic. Only one more Spanish tennis player was able to reach the 50% mark: Iñigo Cervantes. Coached by Carlos Gómez, he lost the first set four times and battled back twice (at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). The Top 5 featuring the most efficient players in 2014 fighting back from one set down is listed below: 1. Rafa Nadal 13-8 (61,9%) 2. Roger Federer 9-6 (60,0%) 3. Novak Djokovic 7-5 (58,3%) 4. Grigor Dimitrov 14-14 (50,0%) 5. Kei Nishikori 9-10 (47,4%)
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:04:37 +0000
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