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Rafael Nadal #5 def. David Ferrer #7

6-4 5-7 6-2

Match Information

Date	Apr 18, 2015*
Tournament	Monte Carlo Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	QF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	6-4 5-7 6-2
Loser	David Ferrer
Duration	2h 45m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Aces	0	1
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	74	63
First serve points won %	60	58
Second serve points won %	54	43
Break points saved %	43	40
Break points converted %	60	57
Service points won %	59	53
Return points won %	47	41
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 2, 1982
Age	28	33
Height	185	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	7
Ranking points (entering)	5,255	4,670
Elo (entering)	2,190	2,168
Career W-L	1,045–225	700–368
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 22 – 6 David Ferrer

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 17, 2015	R16	John Isner	7-6(6) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2015	R32	Lucas Pouille	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 18, 2015	SF	Novak Djokovic	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

David Ferrer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 17, 2015	R16	Gilles Simon	6-2 6-7(3) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Apr 15, 2015	R32	Victor Estrella	6-2 2-0 (ret.)	W	—	Match data