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Rafael Nadal #2 def. Santiago Giraldo #53

7-6(6) 6-3

Match Information

Date Oct 8, 2011*
Tournament Tokyo
Category ATP 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score7-6(6) 6-3
Loser Santiago Giraldo
Duration2h 3m
StatRafael NadalSantiago Giraldo
Aces52
Double faults00
First serve %6962
First serve points won %7759
Second serve points won %6868
Break points saved %7550
Break points converted %5025
Service points won %7462
Return points won %3826
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalSantiago Giraldo
Country ESP COL
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Nov 27, 1987
Age2523
Height185188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)253
Ranking points (entering)10,575835
Elo (entering)2,3301,815
Career W-L1,045–225141–185
Career earnings$134,946,100$4,541,251
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 3 0 Santiago Giraldo

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 2011R16 Milos Raonic 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 2011R32 Go Soeda 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 8, 2011SF Mardy Fish 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data

Santiago Giraldo's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Oct 7, 2011R16 Dmitry Tursunov 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data
Oct 6, 2011R32 Robin Haase 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch data