QF Japan Open 2011

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Santiago Giraldo #53

7-6(6) 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Santiago Giraldo 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 2011 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalSantiago Giraldo
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.6%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.1%58.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.2%68.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.3%62.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.9%25.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.4-0.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.7-11.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalSantiago Giraldo
Country ESP COL
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Nov 27, 1987
Age2523
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)253
Ranking points (entering)10,575835
Elo (entering)2,3271,815
Current career W-L1,056–228142–186
Current career earnings$134,946,100$4,541,251
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #307-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2011R16
Go Soeda #1186-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2011R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #87-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2011SF

Santiago Giraldo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dmitry Tursunov #406-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2011R16
Robin Haase #416-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2011R32