QF Australian Open 2012

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Tomas Berdych #7

6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3 in the 2012 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 2012*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 4h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Tomas Berdych
Aces	7	17
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	70.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	74.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	85.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	15.0%
Service points won %	68.0%	63.0%
Return points won %	37.0%	32.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Tomas Berdych
Country	ESP	CZE
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Sep 17, 1985
Age	25	26
Height	185 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	7
Ranking points (entering)	9,595	3,700
Elo (entering)	2,254	2,118
Current career W-L	1,056–228	599–324
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$29,491,328

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 9 – 3 Tomas Berdych #7

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Feliciano Lopez #19	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2012	R16
Lukas Lacko #119	6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Tommy Haas #190	6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Alex Kuznetsov #167	6-4 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #3	6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2012	SF

Tomas Berdych's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Almagro #10	4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2012	R16
Kevin Anderson #32	7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2012	R32
Olivier Rochus #54	6-1 6-0 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #67	7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2012	R128