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David Ferrer #5 def. Lleyton Hewitt #28

6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date May 31, 2008*
Tournament Roland Garros
Category Grand Slam
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner David Ferrer
Score6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Lleyton Hewitt
Duration3h 35m
StatDavid FerrerLleyton Hewitt
Aces88
Double faults44
First serve %6156
First serve points won %7163
Second serve points won %5151
Break points saved %5060
Break points converted %4050
Service points won %6358
Return points won %4237
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldDavid FerrerLleyton Hewitt
Country ESP AUS
Birth dateApr 2, 1982Feb 24, 1981
Age2627
Height175178
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)528
Ranking points (entering)2,7301,085
Elo (entering)1,9841,901
Career W-L700–368564–241
Career earnings$31,483,911$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H
David Ferrer 0 1 Lleyton Hewitt

Path

David Ferrer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 2008R64 Fabrice Santoro 6-0 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch data
May 27, 2008R128 Steve Darcis 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

David Ferrer's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 3, 2008R16 Radek Stepanek 4-6 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Lleyton Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 29, 2008R64 Mardy Fish 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 27, 2008R128 Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data