R16 Chennai 2008

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Rajeev Ram #253

6-2 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-1 in the 2008 Chennai round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalRajeev Ram
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.1%62.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%63.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
84.6%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.8%48.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.2%22.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.8%35.2%
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.
+14.5-14.4
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.
+14.4-14.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalRajeev Ram
Country ESP USA
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Mar 18, 1984
Age2123
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)2253
Ranking points (entering)5,735160
Elo (entering)2,1551,495
Current career W-L1,056–22857–94
Current career earnings$134,946,100$10,480,899
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 0 – 0 Rajeev Ram #253

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mathieu Montcourt #1236-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2008R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #906-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2008QF

Rajeev Ram's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yuri Schukin #1227-6(6) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2008R32
Harel Levy #1617-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 2008Q3
Michal Mertinak #2956-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataDec 31, 2007Q2
Karunuday Singh 6-1 6-2W—Match dataDec 31, 2007Q1